ANEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERA“fascinatingandverymoving“(AaronSorkin,award-winningscreenwriterofTheWestWingandTheSocialNetwork)chronologicaltimelinespanningfromBiblicaltimestotodaythatexploresoneofthemostinterestingcountriesintheworld--Israel.Israel.Thesmallstripofaridlandis5,700milesawaybutremainsahot-buttonissueandathornytopicofdebate.ButwhileeveryoneseemstohaveastrongopinionaboutIsrael,howmanypeopleactuallyknowthefacts?HeretofillintheinformationgapisIsraeliAmericanNoaTishby.But“thisisnotyourBubbie’shistorybook“(BillMaher,hostofRealTimewithBillMaher).Instead,offeringafresh,360-degreeview,Tishbybringsher“passion,humor,anddeepintimacy“(YossiKleinHalevi,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofLetterstoMyPalestinianNeighbor)tothesubject,creatinganaccessibleanddynamicportraitofatinycountryofoutsizedrelevance.Throughbite-sizedchunksofhistoryanddeeplypersonalstories,Tishbychroniclesherhomeland’sevolution,beginninginBiblicaltimesandmovingforwardtocovereverythingfromWWItoIsrael’screationtothedisputesdividingthecountrytoday.Tacklingpopularmisconceptionswithanabundanceoffacts,Tishbyprovidescriticalcontextaroundheadline-generatingcontroversiesandoffersaclear,intimateaccountoftherichlyculturedcountryofIsrael.
