Can we talk about Israel? a guide for the curious, confused, and conflicted
Sokatch is the head of the New Israel Fund, an organization dedicated to equality and democracy for all Israelis, not just Jews. Well-versed on the Israeli conflict, he attempts to explain why Israel-- and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-- inspires such extreme feelings. His provides an easy-to-rea...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2021.
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| Summary: | Sokatch is the head of the New Israel Fund, an organization dedicated to equality and democracy for all Israelis, not just Jews. Well-versed on the Israeli conflict, he attempts to explain why Israel-- and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-- inspires such extreme feelings. His provides an easy-to-read yet penetrating and original look at the history and basic contours of one of the most complicated conflicts in the world. |
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| Physical Description: | 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781635573879 1635573874 |
| Author Notes: | Daniel Sokatch is the chief executive officer of the New Israel Fund (NIF). He served as the executive director of the Progressive Jewish Alliance and the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. Sokatch has been named to the Forward's "Forward 50," an annual list of the fifty leading Jewish decision-makers and opinion-shapers, in 2002, 2005, 2008, and 2010. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times , and other publications. Sokatch holds an MA from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, a JD from Boston College Law School, and a BA from Brandeis University. He is married with two daughters and lives in San Francisco. |
