The Israelis : Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land (Updated in 2008) (Paperback)

from BookClub

Donna Rosenthal interviewed an impressive cross-section of Israeli society, from all backgrounds and viewpoints. It's especially affecting to read the interviews with the young people, whether Jewish, Muslim, or Christian. THE ISRAELIS is a far-ranging book, with too many interesting foci to list...

from Vered

This is a very well written book about modern Israelis. It consists of plenty of anecdotal information about a wide variety of aspects of Israeli life. It's wonderful and easy to read and full of fascinating information you won't find in newspapers or magazines or tv. We meet young adults, the a...

from LearnAboutIsrael

The Israelis- new 2008 edition-- by Donna Rosenthal is lively, balanced, accurate, easy to read. It's called the best book about modern Israelis-- Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze. It shows you what is NOT on CNN or The New York Times. You learn about students, soldiers, high techies, religious ...

from twp77

This version of the book was published during the Second Intifada and naturally begins talking about the effect of it on Israel. As such the first bit of the book can appear to be a one-sided narrative of the country. However this is deceiving. In reality Rosenthal gives us an excellent inside lo...

from BookClub

Donna Rosenthal interviewed an impressive cross-section of Israeli society, from all backgrounds and viewpoints. It's especially affecting to read the interviews with the young people, whether Jewish, Muslim, or Christian. THE ISRAELIS is a far-ranging book, with too many interesting foci to list...