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This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Hardcover – March 1, 2011

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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Turner; 1 edition (March 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470550902
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470550908
  • Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsIncredible book
By Janet Goetz on March 31, 2011
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This Burning Land is, quite simply, a great book. It manages to be incredibly engaging and entertaining while, at the same time, it offers a perspective and understanding missing from other books on the subject. Greg Myre and Jennifer Myre, married seasoned journalists, spent almost 8 years living in and reporting from Israel, beginning in 1999. They covered every major event involving Israel and the Palestinians during those violent and turbulent years and, by interweaving personal anecdotes and reflective analysis, their book provides invaluable insight into the rational and irrational thinking of all interested parties. Though the book discusses the major Israeli and Palestinian political leaders and organizations, it is perhaps strongest when it allows the reader to get to know many of the less powerful Israeli and Palestinian participants. Myre and Griffin spent significant time in Gaza, and their anecdotes about many of the Gazan families they got to know are haunting and illuminating. The book offers rare glimpses inside the mentalities of the suicide bombers and their families, and the accounts of the hideous bloodshed and carnage they left behind are difficult to forget.

I stayed up almost all night reading this book because it is so difficult to put down. I cannot stop thinking about the issues raised in the book because it forced me to look at them in a way I had not before. I strongly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsCompelling, Real and Very Important
By Jill K. Melton on March 31, 2011
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Not ever having visited Israel, "This Burning Land" has opened my eyes, ears, and heart to know, feel, and sense the conflict that never ends. A serious book, it held my attention, actually gripped me, as the reporters relentlessly followed death and turmoil and expose it in wonderful detail.

Arm chair historians and adventurers alike will follow Myrie's search for "the story" intently, because he arrests the reader's attention with the truth, much more fascinating than fiction. In fact, I can see this book as a movie that would rivet an audience. Hollywood, take note.

Ms. Griffin adds more adventure, analysis and poigancy as she and Myrie take care of family responsibilities in a war zone. No one will forget the image of a mom with a breast pump and a reporter's gear on the road for the next lead. No one will forget Myrie in a tank being shot at and compelled to stay with the story as it unfolded. Both stun the imagination as they hang in there for 7 years, record it all and use scholarship, intelligence, discernment and guts to enlighten even the most seasoned Middle East experts on what must be taken into consideration.

Literary critics will find this a densely written account of professional writers, who are also parents, lovers, and passionate seekers of truth and understanding. Semitic folks on both sides of this war for survival will find this balanced and real. At the end of the day, they are all brothers and sisters, family divided by ancient issues that are still modern and impossibly entangled.

I don't know another way to say that "This Burning Land" is a "must read." Just hold on because reading it is a visceral experience, not for the faint of heart.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat book. Will show you why the media is, but should NOT be part of the conflict.
By Ruben Misrahi on November 13, 2011
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This is great book for several reasons:
It's a description of what's called the Second Palestinian Intifada that began at the end of the year 2000, when a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians seemed imminent. It's an easy and entertaining read.

The details of this difficult war for and against terror, is described with respect and avoiding as much as possible the gory details.

The authors go out of their way to explain how 2 respected journalists from 2 different media sources: Fox News and NPR/New York Times basically reported the same but where perceived by the public as biased.
Well, for those of us that followed the conflict, this book is very illuminating not so much because of what it describes, but the emphasis it places on events. It can be used to understand why the "perceived" bias by a few million people has after all a lot of basis. Particularly Myre from NPR reminds me of the drunk driver that, as he hears on the radio that a crazy driver is going in the wrong direction in the freeway, mutters to himself, one crazy driver? Hundreds!

Some 90% of the book is written by Myre, which won't give you a totally balanced view of the events by any measure. But Myre recounts some of the most interesting events that lead to the Intifada, relates some of the worst suicide bombings and the effect in the population, the `motives' of the Palestinians, and tries -not very successfully- to probe the mentality of both Israeli and Palestinian.

One problem is that on the Israeli side, most of his source of information comes from leaders of the Peace Now movement or reports of B'Tselem, both left wing organizations which he doesn't question.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsA little dry, but worth reading.
By justanother on March 31, 2011
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If you're looking for on-the-ground insight into the Isreal-Palestinian mess, then you've found it in this book.

First the cons:

-The book is written in a series of anecdotes. Many times the anecdotes simply take too long. I assume They're trying to draw the reader in, but I found myself wanting to skip to the point.

-Who lived there as little as a hundred years ago? how did they interact? Families that predated the Muslims still live in Israel. Did their lives have continuity before, say, WWI? If so, how and when did the changes in Isreal begin to effect them? Everyone talks about long memories in the middle east, but no one ever lays out what life was really like, so there is no real frame of reference.

-I never felt like any dots were connected. How does anyone spend that much time in one area and come away with only random anecdotes? Asymmetrical storytelling makes for dry reading.

-I could do without the defensive posturing about neutrality in journalism. That ship sailed many moons ago. The author should reconsider his comments about how people view the New York Times and Fox News. The people have a good nose, and bias in journalism is real. NPR and the New York Times like his journalism because he see things through a certain lens, not because he is objective (no one is, so don't feel bad). The "mistakes" in reporting, as he called them, have a pattern that he seems to overlook, and they create a narrative that he also overlooks.

-Framing opinions as observations. Opinions are fine and even refreshing. Its o.k., no need to pretend they're neutral observations. Example- the author's opinion: he felt safer with the Palestinians than with the Israelis.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is an excellent book to provide a good context and background to...

This is an excellent book to provide a good context and background to the incredibly complex issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more

Published 20 days ago by rockymtnhigh
5.0 out of 5 starsMust Read

Good perspective. Is not bias. They try to give both sides views and define the problems.

Published 14 months ago by Kay Young
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

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Published 20 months ago by Jerry G. Thomas
4.0 out of 5 starsThis Burning Land

Even though this book is a few years old, the information is still applicable to today. A very interesting look at every day living with Jewish and Palestinian people. Read more

Published on December 20, 2012 by Doodygram
5.0 out of 5 starsA great book!

Jennifer Griffin outdid herself in writing this book. With extensive personal experience gained from living in the area, she offers a very valuable perspective. Read more

Published on September 1, 2012 by Robert V. Rose, retired education researcher
1.0 out of 5 starsanother tiresome cipher from embeds

Yes- embeds- the Myres, Fox and Pentagon employees- discussed their book on c-span this week (4/7) and came across as glib boosters for American military violence. Read more

Published on April 7, 2012 by moby pablo
1.0 out of 5 starsComplete Farce

The co-author of this book works for National Palestinian Radio [NPR} which has a severe anti-Israel bias and, thus, this book isn't worth the paper it's written on. Read more

Published on April 20, 2011 by Kitchen Magician
4.0 out of 5 starsA book worth reading

I haven't finished the book yet but Jennifer Griffen has written a brilliant book on a subject that many don't wish to speak of. Read more

Published on March 31, 2011 by r.Dale

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