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  <title><![CDATA[Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land]]></title>
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  <default_description>The correspondent for The New York Times in Jerusalem from 1979 to 1984, David K. Shipler brings a very American moral commitment to the problem of Arab-Jewish relations. The occupation of the West Bank was by then a static fact of life; many young Israelis and Palestinians had grown up knowing no other reality. The Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the massacres of Palestinians by Lebanese militiamen at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, which were under Israeli control, had shaken the consciences of many American Jews. Many of the voices in this book are American, from idealistic young secular Jews working for Arab-Jewish cooperation to the more fanatical followers of Meir Kahane. This work, which won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, gives Shipler's narrative the power of a terrible family argument.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1986</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[David K. Shipler]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 22 20:54:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 02 08:45:15 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The most thorough examination of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict that you are likely to ever find. Shipler worked with the New York Times in Israel for years before taking the time off to compile this book. Within he quotes interviews with and observations of public discussions with hundreds of peo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30956691">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 24 16:27:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 24 16:28:54 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[How complicated life is in the middle east. How difficult the future will be unless all parties learn the personal details of others and begin to share.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50337124]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47819693">
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    <name><![CDATA[Charles]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 14:40:44 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 19:45:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed the book.  It provided a lot of specifics about the middle east conflict.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47819693]]></url>
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    <review id="23694724">
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 04 11:34:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 11 10:16:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good book.  Sets an example for the value of education as a means to survive anywhere in the world.  It sets an example for survival and success no matter what situation one has to live in.  There seemed to be an underlying message of the value of skills, that were transportable to anywhere i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23694724">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4755935">
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  <date_added>Sat Aug 18 22:51:29 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 20 18:39:16 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[To those who've ever wanted to understand how complex the Israeli/Palestinian situation is, please read this.  The saddest part of the book is when you finish it, turn to the copyright page, realize it was written in 1984 and that zero progress has been made since.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4755935]]></url>
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    <review id="6383230">
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 18 09:35:29 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 18 09:40:25 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books of all time. After reading this book I wanted to visit the Middle East and got me passionate about the issues of the Holy Land. It is well balanced, informative and reveals the personal level of Palestinian-Israeli conflict.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6383230]]></url>
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    <review id="12938545">
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Old but not totally irrelevant book on Palestine/Israel. Makes a lie of the frequent assumption that &quot;things have always been that way&quot; there. Ultimately hopeful. The hopefulness is probably a bit dated at this point, but still a useful book.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12938545]]></url>
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    <review id="22622109">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jamon]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good approach to explaining the Mid East Conflict, however Friedman from what I have read is much better.  I have not read all of friedmans becasue I read this first]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22622109]]></url>
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    <review id="9535800">
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    <name><![CDATA[Alice]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really good book to read to get a more clear understanding of the background of the Arab Israeli conflict, particularly deep seeded stereotypes and feelings on both sides.  ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9535800]]></url>
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    <review id="18451698">
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 23 13:49:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[An intimate look at the dilemma of the Middle East; with personal interviews on both sides of the issue, or rather on several sides of the issue.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18451698]]></url>
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    <review id="35902904">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book that I read shortly after 9/11 in my effort to understand what caused that tragic day.]]></body>
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    <review id="12766643">
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 17 11:36:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very indepth. Horrific, yet unbiased. Good snapshot of relations in the region.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12766643]]></url>
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    <review id="24426840">
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    <name><![CDATA[Patrick]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[horny librarians ]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 13 12:35:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 13 12:38:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[seems a non judgmental on a complex subject. I enjoyed it. ]]></body>
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    <review id="1713320">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[the best book I have read about the Palestine/Israel conflict]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1713320]]></url>
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    <review id="23691789">
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    <body><![CDATA[impressively impartial]]></body>
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    <review id="17737721">
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    <body><![CDATA[outdated brilliance!]]></body>
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