{"product_id":"letters-to-my-palestinian-neighbor-isbn-9780062844927","title":"Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A clarion call, not to arms but to empathy. . . a profound and original book.\"—\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAttempting to break the agonizing impasse in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Israeli commentator and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLike Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e directly addresses his Palestinian neighbors in this taut and provocative book, empathizing with Palestinian suffering and longing for reconciliation as he explores how the conflict looks through Israeli eyes. And now, in a new epilogue, Palestinian readers have been given a chance to respond through their own powerful letters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI call you \"neighbor\" because I don’t know your name, or anything personal about you. Given our circumstances, \"neighbor\" might be too casual a word to describe our relationship. We are intruders into each other’s dream, violators of each other’s sense of home. We are incarnations of each other’s worst historical nightmares. Neighbors?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e is one Israeli’s powerful attempt to reach beyond the wall that separates Israelis and Palestinians and into the hearts of \"the enemy.\" In a series of letters, Yossi Klein Halevi explains what motivated him to leave his native New York in his twenties and move to Israel to explore the complexities of Zionism and participate in the drama of the renewal of a Jewish homeland, which he is committed to see succeed as a morally responsible, democratic state in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first attempt by an Israeli author to directly address his Palestinian neighbors and describe how the conflict appears through Israeli eyes. Halevi untangles the ideological and emotional knot that has defined the conflict for nearly a century, offering a powerful Israeli perspective on the path to peace. In lyrical, evocative language, he unravels the complex strands of faith, pride, anger and anguish he feels as a Jew living in Israel, using history and personal experience as his guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalevi’s letters speak not only to his Palestinian neighbor, but to all concerned global citizens, helping us understand the painful choices confronting Israelis and Palestinians that will ultimately help determine the fate of the region, making this book essential reading for anyone interested in Middle East peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a lifetime of wrestling with the region’s politics and his own religious identity, Halevi offers a powerful framework for understanding:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Zionist Dream:\u003c\/b\u003e Why a young American Jew would leave the comfort of New York for the heart of the Middle East conflict, and what the renewal of a Jewish homeland means to Israelis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Israeli Narrative:\u003c\/b\u003e A frank and vulnerable look at how the conflict appears through Israeli eyes, untangling the complex strands of faith, pride, anger, and anguish that define the nation’s identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Path to a Two-State Solution:\u003c\/b\u003e A painful but necessary exploration of partition, acknowledging the trauma for both sides while arguing for a future of mutual respect and recognition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGroundbreaking Interfaith Dialogue:\u003c\/b\u003e A courageous attempt to reach beyond the wall, inviting response and initiating a conversation that continues in a new epilogue featuring powerful letters from Palestinian readers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eLyrical and evocative, \u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e is one Israeli’s powerful attempt to reach beyond the wall that separates Israelis and Palestinians. In a series of letters, Yossi Klein Halevi endeavors to untangle the ideological and emotional knot that has defined the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for nearly a century. Using history and personal experience as his guides, he unravels the complex strands of faith, pride, anger, and anguish he feels as a Jew living in Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an unprecedented effort to share both sides of this terrible struggle, this new edition includes an extensive Epilogue of Palestinian letters to Halevi. Some angry, some empathetic, but all respectful, these responses break open the conversation between Israelis and Palestinians, laying bare the heartfelt emotion on both sides and showing that peace may be possible if one is only willing to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking to all concerned global citizens, this provocative collection of letters from each side of the conflict models the kind of passionate, respectful discourse that is sorely missing in the world today, and helps us understand the painful choices confronting Israelis and Palestinians that will ultimately determine the fate of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A powerful, challenging, and deeply moving plea for human understanding across one of the most tragic divides in modern politics.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful and eloquent.... Capturing the enduring Jewish love of the land of Israel and the magic as well as the dilemmas of Zionism, the letters are highly compelling. There is no one better suited to tell the story of Israel and the Jewish people than Halevi—and not just to Palestinians. An inspired reading of the Israeli soul, \u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e should be recommended to non-Jews and Jews alike.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommentary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was enlightened by the extraordinary insights that filled page after page, often on topics I thought I knew quite well. I was also moved by the haunting beauty of the superbly crafted language, by the many passages that speak to my deepest yearnings, and especially by coming to know better the extraordinary soul of the author.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Yossi Klein Halevi is a very brave man. . . .\u003cem\u003e Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e builds on what he discovered in his earlier quest: that this spiritual common ground could lead to mutual acceptance. I hope the book reaches its intended audiences both in the Middle East and around the world.”    - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Refreshingly honest. . . . In explaining Israel to the Palestinians, [Halevi] appeals to a certain ideal, a higher ambition, a sense of wonder and beauty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A clarion call, not to arms but to empathy…a profound and original book, the work of a gifted thinker…[an] urgent and heartfelt message.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaphne Merkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Halevi’s book, a collection of letters addressed to his Palestinian counterparts, functions as a new attempt at discourse that starts on a grassroots level. His language is beautiful. So is the idea behind the book: radical, unceasing empathy for the other — combined with an unadulterated, unmitigated dedication to one’s own people and one’s own land.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Personal and historical, tough-minded yet thoroughly open-hearted, \u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful, readable, remarkably insightful book. It does not propose to solve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it approaches it from the right direction, opening a door to a place of possibility where mutual understanding might – just might – begin.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational Fellowship of Christians and Jews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A poetic and moving account…heartfelt, empathetic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor \u003c\/em\u003econveys the urgency and poetry of the Israeli story in a way that is accessible to any reader. I hope everyone will read these beautiful letters—Palestinians and Jews and anyone else interested in understanding who the Jews are and why we returned home.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatan Sharansky, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The tantalizing proposition of Halevi’s book, never belabored but always peeking from between the lines, is that faith might unite these two warring tribes whereas reason only fanned the flames of discord.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTablet Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“By providing an honest, soulful and balanced recap of two emotional narratives, \u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e has given us a spiritual roadmap, if not to peace, then at least to hope.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Yossi Klein Halevi wants to extend an olive branch to his Palestinian neighbors, and does so, in his incredibly compelling and heartfelt book \u003cem\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eloquent and important.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Boston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the best one-volume introductions to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888953192677,"sku":"NP9780062844927","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062844927.jpg?v=1730230174","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/letters-to-my-palestinian-neighbor-isbn-9780062844927","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}