How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less

hardcover, 208 pages

Published Jan. 18, 2011 by Titan.

ISBN:
978-0-85768-042-6
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4 stars (2 reviews)

"Glidden, a progressive American Jew who is sharply critical of Israeli policies vis-á-vis the Occupied Territories, went on an all-expense-paid 'birthright' trip to Israel in an attempt to discover some grand truths at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This graphic memoir tells the touching and often funny story of her utter failure to do so."--Amazon.com.

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3 stars

So, where to start? Reading through the other reviews I couldn't help but have a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to a lot of the negatives that kept coming up. As a woman with opinions I still spend waaaay too much time worrying that other people think I'm coming on too strong. I mean, please forgive me for actually caring about all the people who are dying and stuff etc. So yeah, I never for an instant thought that Glidden was being preachy or bitchy or anything, but I'm sort of biased like that.

That said, I don't think that we would have much of a book without Glidden and her opinions. The entire book centers around her thoughts as she goes to visit Israel for the first time. If we aren't following her "angsting" what are we going to be doing? Not following her opinion enough is actually one …