Book description
Is Israel worth saving, and if so, how do we secure its future?
The Jewish State must end, say its enemies, from intellectuals like
Tony Judt to hate-filled demagogues like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Even
average Israelis are wondering if they wouldn't be better off
somewhere else and whether they ought to persevere. Daniel Gordis is
confident his fellow Jews can renew their faith in the cause, and in
Saving Israel, he outlines how.
- 2009 National Jewish Book Award winner
- Addresses the most pressing issues faced by Israel-and American
Jews-today, without recycling the same old arguments
- Lays to rest some of the most pernicious myths about Israel,
including: Jews could thrive without Israel; Israeli Arabs just
want equality, and Palestinians just want their own state; peace
will come, if Israel will just do the right things
- "Morally powerful . . . from a writer whose
reflections are consistently as intellectually impressive as they
are moving. . . . Gordis addresses the exigencies of our time with
the urgency they overridingly demand, and with the depth of
feeling they inspire."-Cynthia Ozick
Gordis has written many popular personal essays and memoirs in the
past, but Saving Israel is a full-throated call to arms. Never
has the case for defending-no, celebrating-the existence of Israel
been so clear, so passionate, or so worthy of wholehearted support.
