The Hebrew Republic
by Bernard Avishai
The Hebrew Republic is a wonderful description of the two state-solution: what the fulfilment of a Jewish commitment to a democratic Israel, and a free democratic Palestine, will look like, and what it will mean for Jerusalem. It’s a profoundly hopeful book.
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“The Hebrew Republic is a wonderful description of the two state-solution: what the fulfilment of a Jewish commitment to a democratic Israel, and a free democratic Palestine, will look like, and what it will mean for Jerusalem. It’s a profoundly hopeful book. My own point of view on this story is that even though it is rooted in tragedy and violence, it is still profoundly hopeful. Because Jerusalem itself is the source of the most powerful human symbols of peace and reconciliation.” Read more...
James Carroll, Memoirist