A companion volume to a new PBS series traces the history of Israel through its four decades of fluctuating fortunes, political turmoil, various leaders, and continuing culture. 60,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo. TV tie-in.
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From Publishers Weekly
This gripping political memoir by the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and U.N. affords a privileged view of history being made. It begins as Eban, a British army captain during WW II, undertakes a mission to Jerusalem where he helps create an independent Jewish fighting force in the face of the horrific prospect of a Nazi-German conquest of Palestine. Eban, who also served as Israeli foreign minister, writes movingly of the birth of Israel in a war fought with Czech weapons because of Truman's arms embargo against the fledgling Jewish state. Eban suggests that U.S. military support could have prevented the Suez-Sinai War of 1956. He discloses Israel's strenuous behind-the-scenes efforts to prevent the 1967 Six Day War. Viewing both Arabs and Israelis as paralyzed by the weight of their historic experience, he urges the creation of a Palestinian self-governing entity, perhaps confederated with Jordan. Tied to a PBS-TV series, these stirring reminiscences are peppered with candid firsthand impressions of Ben-Gurion, Churchill, Sadat, Einstein, Gorbachev, Kissinger and dozens of others. Photos.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Eban, who has been at the center of Israeli history and world events for nearly half a century, is a keen observer of Zionist and international affairs. His latest book traces the confluence of political and historical forces that led to the emergence of Israel and subsequently shaped the history of the Jewish state. The book is replete with interesting details, personal anecdotes, and insightful analyses of key Zionist, Israeli, and world leaders. Finally, Eban offers his own perspective on recent events, including the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Middle East peace process. Neither a scholarly nor detached work, Personal Witness is an important contribution to the rich storehouse of Zionist memoirs so popular in recent years. Eban's sharp wit, elegant style, and passion all fuse to make this a highly readable and informative account of Israel and contemporary Jewish history.
- Mark A. Raider, Brandeis Univ., Waltham, Mass.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Mark A. Raider, Brandeis Univ., Waltham, Mass.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Richard A. Macales, columnist, "Mac's Facts",
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This review is from: Personal Witness: Israel through My Eyes (Hardcover)
Known as the man with the "golden tongue," Eban recounts his years in Washington and at the U.N. as Israel's first envoy, and later as foreign minister. As the saying goes, he has been there, seen it and met with everyone who is anyone among the world's leaders in Israel's formative years.
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The most articulate champion of Israel,
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This review is from: Personal Witness: Israel through My Eyes (Hardcover)
Abba Eban was Israel's most articulate and persuasive Israeli spokesman to the world. His remarkable presentation of Israel's case at the time of the Six- Day War made many friends for Israel. He was a career diplomat of enormous intelligence and skill. In this work he looks at the struggle of Israel for statehood, recognition and peace with its neighbors. He is an inside observer , and one who does not refraim from criticism where he feels it due. His great intelligence and wisdom, his understanding of diplomacy and political reality are revealed in every page of this volume.
Read this book and you not only get to know about the history and development of Israel you also get to feel and perceive the heart and mind of one of its greatest representatives.
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Personal Witness revisited,
By nancy fatton (Van Nuys, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Personal Witness: Israel through My Eyes (Hardcover)
After completing Paul Thompson's History of the Jews, I revisited my first reading in '95 of Personal Witness. This reading was much more meaningful in light of Thompson's outstanding work. Eban's cogent testimony of Israel's struggle for nationhood was filled with dextrous gems of awesome and often droll prose. Eban's book also gives valuable insight into the workings of the United Nations and its genuine as opposed to perceived role in world government. His insights on the character of national leaders and venerated diplomats is frosting on the cake. Highly recommend this difficult to lay down book for some eye-opening lucidation on Israel and its struggle against absurd obstacles.
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