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  <title><![CDATA[The Case for Israel]]></title>
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  <default_description>The Case for Israel is an ardent defense of Israel's rights, supported by indisputable evidence.    &lt;ul&gt;    &lt;li&gt;    Presents a passionate look at what Israel's accusers and detractors are saying about this war-torn country.    &lt;li&gt;Dershowitz accuses those who attack Israel of international bigotry and backs up his argument with hard facts.    &lt;li&gt;Widely respected as a civil libertarian, legal educator, and defense attorney extraordinaire, Alan Dershowitz has also been a passionate though not uncritical supporter of Israel.    &lt;/ul&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2003</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Case for Israel</original_title>
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  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.70]]></average_rating>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alan Dershowitz]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 27 20:27:15 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 11 14:31:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tremendous resourse to educate self and others]]></body>
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    <review id="17202382">
    <user id="970720">
    <name><![CDATA[Laura]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[good place to start learning about the historical context of the arab israeli conflict]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 06 18:25:28 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 09 22:24:37 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some of these reviews inaccurately call this book &quot;biased&quot;, which confuses me. Dershowitz quotes from historical documents...mostly from the essential British Mandate period.  Just because history happens to be in Israel's favor, and not in the favor of the Palestinian Arabs (the word used...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17202382">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="12801706">
    <user id="797169">
    <name><![CDATA[Ray]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New Orleans, LA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 17 18:55:25 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 17 18:55:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read a bunch of Dershowitz works (mostly articles) and never agreed with any of them. His book on ten incidents of injustice from the Book of Genesis was horrible in most every way. <br/><br/>In the Case for Israel he is no less obnoxious than usual, but he finally allows common sense to guid...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12801706">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12801706]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5936474">
    <user id="276674">
    <name><![CDATA[Ted]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Batavia, OH]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people interested in the Middle East]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 09 08:02:16 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 09 08:17:11 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was somewhat annoying.  Obviously, Israel does exist currently and it is not really a reasonable option to eliminate the Jewish state.  So why does Dershowitz act as if that is an argument that must be dealt with?  It seems to me that criticism of Israel (like criticism of the U.S.) is dir...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5936474">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5936474]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7289061">
    <user id="469680">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Santa Fe, NM]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone interested in world affairs.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 04 21:19:43 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 04 22:18:41 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Of course the author has his biases.  The book is needed because &quot;The new anti-Semitism&quot; has been defined as people who will accept a world with Jews but not a world with Israel.  Dershowitz is a mainstream liberal and not an egghead like Noam Chomsky or Norman Finklestein.  As a trained l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7289061">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2605877">
    <user id="125045">
    <name><![CDATA[Peter]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Somerville, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 01 17:46:21 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 17 18:49:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was disappointed by this book's narrow agenda (it proposes primarily to refute arguments rather than establish a more generic dialog) and academic counterpunching.  Each chapter purports to be a self-contained presentation of a claim and refution of that claim; unfortunately many chapters fail to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2605877">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2605877]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="76923555">
    <user id="1337468">
    <name><![CDATA[Bill]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ladera Ranch, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 06 09:55:54 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 06 10:18:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Harvard Law professor, Alan Dershowitz, takes all the twisted allegations and political arguments against Israel and sets the record straight with documented evidence, including tons of footnotes from hundreds of sources. Only 100 pages into it, but so far it's been enlightening to learn the Palesti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76923555">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50606146">
    <user id="1487776">
    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 27 08:16:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 02 17:20:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up this book for research since it pertains to my topic for exhibition. The book was great for looking for necessary information and was organized in such a great way, which made my life so much easier! Each chapter poses a question and shows the Israeli's side on the situation. My research...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50606146">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9147355">
    <user id="621916">
    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Vancouver, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone listening to the media report on the Middle East conflict]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 15 08:31:09 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 15 08:34:07 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dershowitz does an excellent job tearing to pieces every unfair criticism of Israel, while not clearing Israel of all wrongs, either.  A must read for anyone reading newspapers, listing to radio news, or watching tv news.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9147355]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="3379219">
    <user id="211586">
    <name><![CDATA[Sammy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fort Lauderdale, FL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 22 10:25:06 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 24 13:52:46 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this book shortly after having dinner with the author.  This book put the Israel-Palestinian conflict into perspective and has helped me not only become more educated on the issue, but also remain educated on it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3379219]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="64363130">
    <user id="60529">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 21 08:55:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 21 09:05:18 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book basically to test out if it was a book I could give my friends.  I want a good book that explains a lot of the history of the middle east and Israel, because I think that's sorely lacking from today's discussion of what political move should be next.<br/><br/>unfortunately, my ver...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64363130">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="6244203">
    <user id="381184">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 15 10:37:12 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 15 10:38:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of many books I have read to make sense of the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Really liked the way Dershowitz presented facts and opinions.  Good read for the topic.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6244203]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="14390870">
    <user id="862368">
    <name><![CDATA[Brad]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Schaumburg, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 02 14:52:18 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 02 14:53:26 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here is how you can argue the morons that claim Israel has no right to exist and that the Occupied Territories are an apartheid state.  Morons.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14390870]]></url>
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    <review id="43655615">
    <user id="1932324">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 19 19:59:04 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 12:22:57 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[So I am about a third of the way through this book and I think I am going to put it on the leave of absence shelf. I enjoyed learning about the history of the Jewish people in Israel, the history of Israel and Palestine, the conflict, and many other facets of the book. I will admit that the book is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43655615">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43655615]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="28520173">
    <user id="544421">
    <name><![CDATA[Kat]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lubbock, TX]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 27 21:40:43 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 28 11:21:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 27 21:40:43 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I give this one a sort of reluctant four stars - it's more like 3 1/2, rounded up. <br/><br/>I thought that all-in-all this was a very informative book about the way that the Jewish people in Israel, and to some extent in the Mideast in general, are being treated by the Arab world. I would recomme...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28520173">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11041112">
    <user id="710201">
    <name><![CDATA[Skylar]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 26 13:21:46 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 19 04:25:42 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The sole purpose of this book is to clear the air “of the pollutants of bigotry and falsehoods” so that “a more nuanced debate can begin over specific Israeli policies.” It is not itself a nuanced debate of policies. Dershowitz does not argue that Israel never acts in an immoral or unwise ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11041112">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="7349395">
    <user id="490192">
    <name><![CDATA[Charles]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Oct 06 12:54:01 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Oct 06 12:57:52 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dershowitz's writing is refreshingly clear, concise and like a logical scalpel. He is not an uncritical supporter, and I can't agree with some of his foundational assumptions, but his book is heartily recommended. <br/><br/>He cites verbatim the allegations of his opponents - on Israel's 'racism',...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7349395">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7349395]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47677821">
    <user id="1918597">
    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is sad that a book has had to be written to defend Israel's right to exist, but sadly that's the world we live in now.<br/>Dershowitz defends Israel, as one would in an international court, against 32 'charges' against it, and does so convincingly simply by conveying historial facts and figures....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47677821">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I must have been reading the wrong book. I'm looking for something that will help me understand Israel's need to exist explicitly as a Jewish state, rather than a secular one, as well as a general discussion of Israel and the complexities of that nation's politics and history (hahaha - I get...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42475284">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Also working my way through this a little bit at a time. It's a potentially incendiary title to be seen reading on the subway, and I certainly don't want people to think I support every single action that Israel does, but this is a well thought out, very logical rebuttal to the myriad of lies and pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53575807">more...</a>]]></body>
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