I re-read the above article and I think it may be harsh. Aside from the Lerner and Aslan criticisms, the rest seemed to be doing exactly what we talked about. Not really addressing the I/P issue head on, but talking either around it or just talking about times when we do get along. That’s a problem, why?

Maybe a book focused more on philosophy from some people who know it first hand would be better. As Natan Sharansky describes in his book “The Case for Democracy”, it’s not about Love v. Fear. It’s about Freedom v. Fear. You cannot make peace with any country until both countries have free societies. I.e. there will never be meaningful negotiations with the Palestinian Authority until the Palestinian people are free. The role of the rest of the world is to shun the fear-based society, the dictator, and not appease them. Make conditions on helping them, that you will do so if they offer freedom to their people.

Anyway, other experiences of imprisonment, flight and survival from Jews and Muslims. There’s got to be a million stories in the naked city.

Then other stories of family histories, food, hobbies, religious celebrations or just a few good rants about Death to America, Death to Israel… you know…