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Historian Laqueur, who has spent much of his life living in Jerusalem, explores historical political...
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Historian Laqueur, who has spent much of his life living in Jerusalem, explores historical political and cultural conflict and controversies that have revolved around the status, control, and symbology of a city holy to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The 15 chapters can be seen as a series of snapshots focusing on different facets of the Israeli-Arab historical experience and, typically, the role prominent historical personalities. Thus chapters discuss, from Laqueur's perspective as a secular Zionist, the relationship between Golda Meir and the post-Zionists, Gabriel Stern's pursuit of a binational state, the relationship of the Jewish communists to the state of Israel, and other wide-ranging topics. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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