Arab And Jew

In 1987 David K Shipler won the Pulitzer Prize for this monumental examination of the relationship between Arabs and Jew... (more)

In 1987 David K Shipler won the Pulitzer Prize for this monumental examination of the relationship between Arabs and Jews and the origins of their prejudices Now this classic revised and updated is more significant than ever The biases and corrosive interactions that have been building between the two peoples over the past seventy years have only sharpened amid nationalism terrorism and war Focusing on the diverse cultures that exist side by side in Israel and the Palestinian territories Shipler examines the process of indoctrination that begins in schools he discusses the effects of socioeconomic differences the clashes of Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives religious conflicts between Islam and Judaism views of the Holocaust and much more And he writes of the people the Arab woman in love with a Jew the retired Israeli military officer now disillusioned the Palestinian militant devoted to violent means the Israeli and Palestinian schoolchildren who reach across the divides in search of reconciliation Their stories and the hundreds of others reflect not only the reality of wounded spirits but also the healing inside minds necessary for eventual coexistence in the promised land. (less)

The Jew, according to the Arab stereotype, is a brutal, violent coward; the Arab, to the prejudiced Jew, is a primitive ... (more)

The Jew, according to the Arab stereotype, is a brutal, violent coward; the Arab, to the prejudiced Jew, is a primitive creature of animal vengeance and cruel desires. In this monumental work, revised and more relevant than ever, David Shipler delves into the origins of the prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, nationalism, and the failure of the peace process. (less)