Like Dreamers
The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation
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Mel Foster
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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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- Henry Ejdelbaum
- 16-07-22
Incredibly well written with a very interesting background
Fantastically well written book detailing the history of israel through the lives of ten soldiers
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- Panda
- 04-06-20
The selected stories of the Parachute Brigade
I found the write up for this book misleading as it made out that this was about the wars the Parachute Brigade fought in, when in fact it was about the lives of select few, their lives and their religion
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