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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book overall for what I am looking to learn out of my reading list and it really helped me imgine and understand the next book I started to read &quot;Jerusalem 1913: the origins of the Arab and Jew conflict&quot;. <br/><br/>I don't know as a causal piece of fiction if it would wr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69740550">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[For someone like me, just wading into the history of Israel and Palestine, this is a great beginning.  Lebor follows the history of Jaffa, and several generations of family members connected to the city, in order to tell a wider tale about the formation of a Jewish state in the middle east, and all ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29580319">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Adam LeBor has done an incredible service to both the Palestinians and the Jews by humanizing both parties. Here there are no &quot;insurgents&quot; or &quot;rebels&quot;, just people trying to get by day-to-day, and watching their beautiful city change.<br/><br/>By focusing solely on the history ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18095079">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book! This is a history book, but it also puts a human face on the people living the history. Nevertheless, it remains primarily a &quot;history book&quot;. It isn't a light, swift read. At least for me dates and names don't just stick as fast as I want them to. Let me point out that the  book ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15219563">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting and important book, although I cannot fully recommend it. The author attempted a balance between the personal stories and general history for context, but I felt that it was skewed too much towards general history. Here's my full review: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://booksandmiscellany.blogspot.com/2009/04/city-of-oranges.html" title="http://booksandmiscellany.blogspot.com/2009/04/city-of-oranges.html">http://booksandmiscellany.blogspot.com/2...</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53826897">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A nice overview of the Israel-Palestine conflict from the early 20th century to now, most of which I already learned in Middle Eastern history class, but I almost feel like the author's approach was more evenhanded and optimistic.  The way he detailed the lives of ordinary, relatively reasonable peo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4174421">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In preparation for my upcoming trip to Israel I read this book, recommended to me by a friend.  The book is about real Jaffa residents who have lived through the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through the last several generations.  I think it does a commendable job trying to present the perceived case...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22542880">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Insight on a personal level of the Palestinian/Israeli issue through the eyes of several families.  Gives background of Jaffa and Tel Aviv.  Not a politcal book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I started this but had to return it to the library before I finished, but so interesting to hear the history of the area and how the relationships use to be]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great history of jewish and arab relations in a small section of israel/palestine. ]]></body>
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