Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition] Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
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In Like Dreamers, acclaimed journalist Yossi Klein Halevi interweaves the stories of a group of 1967 paratroopers who reunited Jerusalem, tracing the history of Israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the Six-Day War to the present.
Following the lives of seven young members from the 55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade, the unit responsible for restoring Jewish sovereignty to Jerusalem, Halevi reveals how this band of brothers played pivotal roles in shaping Israel's destiny long after their historic victory. While they worked together to reunite their country in 1967, these men harbored drastically different visions for Israel's future.
One emerges at the forefront of the religious settlement movement, while another is instrumental in the 2005 unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. One becomes a driving force in the growth of Israel's capitalist economy, while another ardently defends the socialist kibbutzim. One is a leading peace activist, while another helps create an anti-Zionist terror underground in Damascus.
Like Dreamers is a nuanced, in-depth look at these diverse men and the conflicting beliefs that have helped to define modern Israel and the Middle East.
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- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 23 hours and 17 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Audible.com Release Date: December 23, 2013
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00HET93EY
Most Indians normally love and admire Israel and the idea of Israel, wish our people were as enterprising as Israelis - and I am no different. I have read many books on Israel, including two excellent books on Israeli entrepreneurship - The Start-Up Nation and The Israel Test by the brilliant George Gilder as well as a book on Israeli history, "O Jesusalem" by Dominique Lappiere . But I have been looking for a "Big Book" on Israel, a book that explains the whole of Israel, that connects its past to its present. This book, by Mr.Halevi addresses that need. Other reviewers have already discussed its story, so I dont need to go into it. I will just say that very rarely have I read a non-fiction book, and a big book, that has been so completely satisfying. I cheered for the heroes and anti-heroes of this book, eagerly turned pages to know what they did and what happened to them - and through their lives, I got to learn more about a country I really like and admire - Israel. Bravo !!
By Ranger
Jews have been praying for "next year in Jerusalem" for 2,000 years. Finally, thanks to these paratroopers Jerusalem is captured in the 1967 war and is now the capital of Israel, although no other country has located its embassy there. Some paratroopers are religious and see the expansion of Israel into the conquered lands of the 1967 war as a logical and a religious duty. Others want to return these lands (Sinai, Golan Heights and Judea/ Samaria) as fast as possible and so it continues today.
The author chooses a small group of paratroopers, who have political views from all 360 degrees (including one IDF soldier who all but joins the Arabs against Israel and is imprisoned when caught) to capture the various political positions of the Israeli people as a whole.
If the book had 5 volumes, then various other ethnic, political and religious Jews would be represented. For Instance, kibbutz members are prominent but the word Moshav never appears. Both these forms of living arrangements are still extant in Israel with roughly an equal number of members. Moshe Dayan was from a Moshav. Ashkenazi Jews are the center of attention and other volumes could deal with Sephardic and Mizrahi elements.
Instead of writing 550 pages of the differences of opinion among Israelis toward Jerusalem, war, settlements etc. that would read like a typical top down history, the author lets you get to know a few individuals so that you see the conflicts Israelis have amongst themselves - from the bottom up so to speak.
Whatever your views on the current situation in Israel, you are presented with a wide array of viewpoints that are strongly held by these courageous soldiers. These viewpoints are often diametrically opposite, but the reader gains perspectives they may not have considered.
By John Galt
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