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Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon, by David Landau @ NYJB

Over at the New York Journal of Books, I reviewed Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon, where I state that, “Sharon lived a life saturated with controversy. Mr. Landau’s biography paints a comprehensive...

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Menachem Begin: The Battle for Israel’s Soul, by Daniel Gordis @ NYJB

Daniel Gordis has written a concise and exciting political biography of Menachem Begin. . . . Begin was a man who sought to save Israel’s metaphorical soul with daring acts, both on and off the...

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CCLaP Fridays: The Subversive Utopia, by Yasir Sakr

This week I review a specialist text on the interconnection between architecture, urban planning, religion, and politics.

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The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion: Israel’s Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle...

The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion: Israel’s Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle 1948–1966 (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East), by Bryan K. Roby seeks to complicate this simplified vision of Israeli history.

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Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn, by Daniel Gordis @ NYJB

“For those interested in an introductory volume about the Jewish people and Israeli history, this book is highly recommended.”

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