Healing Israel / Palestine: A Path to Peace and Reconciliation [Paperback]

Rabbi Michael Lerner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0935933999 | ISBN-13: 978-0935933994 | Publication Date: January 15, 2003 | Edition: First edition.

Healing Israel/Palestine is a unique kind of book–the first serious attempt to show that both sides have a legitimacy to their story, and both sides have helped create the current mess. Rabbi Lerner shows that there is a path to peace–and to reconciliation. It is the perfect manual for those who need to know how to answer the tough historical, philosophical, and political questions that emerge when you argue for peace and justice in the Middle East. It answers most of the questions of the partisans on both sides-and offers a "progressive middle path" committed to peace and justice for both peoples, unequivocally opposed to the war-makers and terrorists, and firmly rooted in the highest spiritual values of the human race. Lerner demonstrates that being visionary and rejecting "cynical realism" is the most practical global politics for the twenty-first century.

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"Michael Lerner is a brilliant theorist and visionary for social change" -- Senator Paul Wellstone

Lerner['s] ... courage to critique Israeli policy toward Palestinians is motivated by the deepest love ... for ... the Jewish people. -- Abba Eban, Minister of the State of Israel

Michael Lerner is one of the major prophetic figures of our time -- Cornel West, author of Race Matters

About the Author

Michael Lerner is the Editor in Chief of TIKKUN magazine. He is frequently quoted in print, on television, and online. His Politics of Meaning drew national attention, including that of Bill and Hilary Clinton, who drew upon his thinking (Lerner was described by the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal as "the guru of the White House" and by the New York Times as "a prophet.". His Spirit Matters made the Los Angeles Times and Amazon.com's lists of most recommended books for the year 2001. Lerner is rabbi of Congregation Beyt Tikkun in San Francisco, and frequently speaks in public forums, conventions, and religious and political conclaves around the United States and the world. Utne Reader selected Lerner as one of its 100 Most Significant Visionaries in the world today, and the Forward newspaper selected Lerner as one of the 50 most significant Jewish leaders in 2002.

Product Details

• Paperback: 201 pages
• Publisher: Inst for Labor & Mental Health; First edition. edition (January 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935933999
• ISBN-13: 978-0935933994
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,396,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT WORK ON ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT, December 2, 2005

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This review is from: Healing Israel / Palestine: A Path to Peace and Reconciliation (Paperback)

I have not read such an incredible book on Israel/Palestine conflict in last couple of years. The deep thoughts that animates its beautiful prose is really absorbing. If you compare this book with that of other works available on similar topics (i.e., Lewis or Page etc.), you will see what it means to be an honest and genuine scholar. The book takes us to the heart of the subject matter in a compassionate, elegant, illuminating voice we haven't encountered in recent years.