Israel

A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

By: Noa Tishby

Narrated by: Noa Tishby

Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

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A “fascinating and very moving” (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that explores one of the most interesting countries in the world—Israel.

Israel. The small strip of arid land is 5,700 miles away but remains a hot-button issue and a thorny topic of debate. But while everyone seems to have a strong opinion about Israel, how many people actually know the facts?

Here to fill in the information gap is Israeli American Noa Tishby. But “this is not your Bubbie’s history book” (Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher). Instead, offering a fresh, 360-degree view, Tishby brings her “passion, humor, and deep intimacy” (Yossi Klein Halevi, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor) to the subject, creating an accessible and dynamic portrait of a tiny country of outsized relevance. Through bite-sized chunks of history and deeply personal stories, Tishby chronicles her homeland’s evolution, beginning in Biblical times and moving forward to cover everything from WWI to Israel’s creation to the disputes dividing the country today. Tackling popular misconceptions with an abundance of facts, Tishby provides critical context around headline-generating controversies and offers a clear, intimate account of the richly cultured country of Israel.

©2021 Noa Tishby. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fantastic Accomplishment

Noa, Todah Rabah.
A fantastic compilation of the journey of the Jewish People, the torch bearers of the people who follow the Abrahamic Faith. And in consideration, we only asked for a tiny portion of land to call, Home. A homeland we lived in For over one thousand years.
Noa, thanks for putting everything in prospective. We are ALL so fortunate to be a part of history's past and present. Twice before in the history of the Jewish people, before Jesus and Mohammed, the Jews were ousted from their homeland by peoples that no longer exist. And now after a mere 70 some years, we are again having to defend our homeland, this time from our cousins.
So thank you for detailing our journey with facts, backed by history and personal accounts so hopefully every person gets a clear understanding. Shalom! Peace! Salaam!

Thank you Noa Tishby!

This book should be a required reading. It helped me understand how misinformation and manipulation helped shape the climate we are living in now. Please go this book. Noa Tishby is my new favorite human! Thanks

Fantastic book!

Very educational book and gives a great perspective on many topics! There is a very health middle ground in this book and it looks at many issues from different sides.

Good Read

A great, honest assessment of Israel, both past and present. I am not a fan of the authors liberal views, but found her story very informative, honest, and compelling. Interestingly, as a liberal, she reserved most of her negative comments for other liberals, especially young, white liberals here in the U.S.
All in all, a great book, very informative and interesting. Highly recommend..

Entertaining, and informative in an important way

I actually disagree with some of the author’s politics...but I found this book deeply informative and important. Tishby doesn’t paint a rosy picture of Israel, nor does she stand on a religious soapbox. Her views, historical facts, narratives and justification for the support of Israel cling to secularism. It’s only toward the end of the book that she is, seemingly, forced to confront a reality that anti-semitism is alive and well in the world. As an American conservative, I’ve always leaned pro-Israel, but now I better understand why it’s important that I do.

Must read/hear book

Fantastic recap of wars, peace treaties, history and life in the region of Israel. Book came out in time for very relevant events which the writer herself had already called out. Great performance and fantastic book.

Read this book

Coming from someone disconnected for 10 years from everything Israel and Jewish, this amazing, fact based book on truely one of the most amazing countries in the world is outstanding. A must read.

Fabulous Read

Great book for particularly those who simply don’t have a clue about the fabulous country of Israel.

Just excellent!

This is a book anyone with interest IN Israel should listen to, especially the uninformed keyboard warriors of BDS!

Excellent in every way.

The book is clear and thorough and passionate and does an excellent job at making a very complex Middle East understandable. I both read the book and listened to the audible version, and the author does the audible version incredibly, making her passion and knowledge come through. I know she will continue to be an advocate for Israel and the region