How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less

from branimal

What a weird book for me to read. If not for Alaina, this wouldn't have even touched my radar.. at all. For starters, I'm not religious in the slightest so that alone is enough to turn me off of this book. Also, I have no fundamental knowledge of what's going on in Israel. Well, I know that there...

from arubabookwoman

A Birthright trip is an all-expenses paid trip to Israel for those who have a Jewish ancestor, and my understanding is that such trips are intended to make Americans of Jewish background more "friendly" to Israel. This book, a graphic memoir, gave me a good understanding of what a Birthright trip...

from EBT1002

This is a nice little graphic memoir and a decent primer for understanding the history of Israel and the conflict between Jews and Palestinians. It depicts the month-long "Birthright Tour" of 26-year old Sarah, a non-religious American Jew with pro-Palestinian beliefs. We accompany her on her tra...

from SadieOldenkamp

The main character goes on a birthright trip to Israel to get a supposed "balanced" view of the conflict issue. However, she brings along her anti-Israel baggage with her from the start. When pro-Israel characters offer their reasons [some logical others emotional or religous] for allowing Israel...

from jnwelch

[How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less] by [[Sarah Glidden] is a graphic novel about a birthright trip to Israel that the author took in 2007. As you may know, there's a program that offers a free educational trip to Israel to North American Jews between the ages of 18-26. My wife did this ...