"Lawrence And Aaronsohn - T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict"
Just finished reading "Lawrence And Aaronsohn - T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" by Ronald Florence, published by Viking back in 2007.
Yes, "Lawrence And Aaronsohn - T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" is part of my antilibrary, my tsundoku, of unread, but yet to be read library of nearly a thousand or more books patiently waiting for me in my lovely sister's bedroom and in my library - which was my old bedroom
The separate and combined stories and actions of T.E. Lawrence and Aaron Aaronsohn that ultimately led to the creation of the State of Israel and the still-going-on-to-this day Arab-Israeli conflict.
"Lawrence And Aaronsohn" is an interesting study in failed British Colonialism and how two separate individuals; Lawrence and Aaronsohn, worked for British Intelligence, but worked hard to advance their own visions of the future state of Israel. Both Lawrence and Aaronsohn were the Oliver North of their time, and both met each other a few times and couldn't stand each other due to their conflicting personalities, upbringings, and personal agendas.
Florence also curiously waffles on whether or not Lawrence, best known as Lawrence of Arabia, was raped by his Arab captors, or was a machosit who paid people to beat him for his own gratification.
Now when I attended Sunday school at the Beth El Temple at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, my text book mentioned how the Arab farmers distrusted the support and help of Jewish farmers who wanted to work with them to improve production. Now because Dad was offered the role of a military ambassador exchange program to Israel, I decided to sabotage Mom's and Dad's consideration about going to Israel by showing them the passage Kibbutzs in Israel and how children do not live with their parents - Mom had just given birth to Selma Franz a few months ago. When Mom and Dad read the passage in my textbook, they decided not to participate in the military ambassador exchange program - which fell apart when other Jewish American U.S. Marine Corps families at Camp Lejeune discovered children in Kibbutzs do not live with their parents.
Reading "Lawrence And Aaronsohn - T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" reminded me of my old textbook, which is tucked away in my chest of drawers.
A rather comprehensive biographical novel of two men who tried to shape the destiny of the Middle East.
Strongly Recommended!
Four Stars!
https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-Aaron...
Yes, "Lawrence And Aaronsohn - T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" is part of my antilibrary, my tsundoku, of unread, but yet to be read library of nearly a thousand or more books patiently waiting for me in my lovely sister's bedroom and in my library - which was my old bedroom
The separate and combined stories and actions of T.E. Lawrence and Aaron Aaronsohn that ultimately led to the creation of the State of Israel and the still-going-on-to-this day Arab-Israeli conflict.
"Lawrence And Aaronsohn" is an interesting study in failed British Colonialism and how two separate individuals; Lawrence and Aaronsohn, worked for British Intelligence, but worked hard to advance their own visions of the future state of Israel. Both Lawrence and Aaronsohn were the Oliver North of their time, and both met each other a few times and couldn't stand each other due to their conflicting personalities, upbringings, and personal agendas.
Florence also curiously waffles on whether or not Lawrence, best known as Lawrence of Arabia, was raped by his Arab captors, or was a machosit who paid people to beat him for his own gratification.
Now when I attended Sunday school at the Beth El Temple at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, my text book mentioned how the Arab farmers distrusted the support and help of Jewish farmers who wanted to work with them to improve production. Now because Dad was offered the role of a military ambassador exchange program to Israel, I decided to sabotage Mom's and Dad's consideration about going to Israel by showing them the passage Kibbutzs in Israel and how children do not live with their parents - Mom had just given birth to Selma Franz a few months ago. When Mom and Dad read the passage in my textbook, they decided not to participate in the military ambassador exchange program - which fell apart when other Jewish American U.S. Marine Corps families at Camp Lejeune discovered children in Kibbutzs do not live with their parents.
Reading "Lawrence And Aaronsohn - T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" reminded me of my old textbook, which is tucked away in my chest of drawers.
A rather comprehensive biographical novel of two men who tried to shape the destiny of the Middle East.
Strongly Recommended!
Four Stars!
https://www.amazon.com/Lawrence-Aaron...
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