War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promised Land

by Anton La Guardia and Anton LaGuardia

Book Overview

The struggles of the Israelis and Palestinians - with their terrible histories of disaster and redemption - command the obsessive attention of the world. Statesmen tinker with peace plans for the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031231633X
• ISBN13: 9780312316334
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Magnificent book!!! A must for everyone interested in the subject

This is the third booki read on the situation between Israel and Palestine and so far is the best book yet.Mr La Guardia is an excellent historian with great knowledge of the situation in the Middle East.The way he tells the story is captivating and clear.One of the things i like the most was that he explains every detail of the conflict.He explains and describes every group involved, every city or place and the importance of every conflict.For example, he explains names like Hizbollah,Hamas,Mossad and a lot others that you hear a lot in the news.He also explains both sides of the conflict with accuracy using interviews and a lot of historical sources which gives you a very good understanding of the conflict.This is the book for complete understanding of the situation between Israel and Palestine.Fantastic work!!

Fascinating, heartwrenching account of Israel's conflict

I can only say that this book was one of the best books I have ever read on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Deliciously detailed and compassionately written, this book achieves its purpose: Explain the middle east crisis to those of us who don't understand it. This book enlightened me and showed me many of the 'whys'. Of course, Israel's conflict is a spiritual as well as political battle, and secular news reporters will never understand nor acknowledge this aspect of the crisis. We are not given much food for thought in the religious arena but we are given much in the geo-political/social arena. An excellent book to be sure for anyone interested in the land of milk and honey.

War Without End by Anton LaGuardia

Probably one of the most balanced treatments of the mess in the Middle East yet written. Mr LaGuardia,a journalist, has attempted to present both sides in a fair and even-handed manner. I suspect that this book will not be appreciated by the pro-Israeli lobby because it expresses sympathy for the plight of the refugee Palestinians and points a disturbing finger at the Israeli government for its repressive and discriminatory policies. A book worth reading which does not pay slavish homage to the Israeli "miracle" but examines the dark underside of the treatment of the Palestinians and their quest for dignity and freedom from repression.

Up to date, in depth, essential reading!

At the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, we have chosen to use this book as one of 5 "essential" readings for our core course this fall for all first year students. This is an important treatise on the state of affairs in Israel today. It is an in-depth "read", posing as many questions for critical thought as it answers. The historical content in LaGuardia's book is rich, which is probably the most valuable element. No one can fully understand the problems of the Middle East without covering the past...... we're not talking about 1967 here, or even 1882, when the Russian Jews began to settle in Palestine. One needs to go back all the way to Abraham and Moses. And as daunting as that sounds, LaGuardia does a commendable job in doing so, constructing viable arguments for the "WHYS" of this crisis of cultures in an objective, balanced manner. This is the logical next read after Thomas Friedman's fine books on the Midde East.

Dense melding of history

Outstanding book. Does a great job of combining biblical lore, modern history (last 100 years), and recent tragic events. Why do the Arabs and Jews feel entitled to the land? Who is the aggressor? Who is the victim? Who is being stubborn? How can the conflict get more divided over time, with no benefit to either side? Each side is guilty and innocent. No simple answers are given, only context. Not much optimism, just the facts.The book does jump around, but not in haphazard way. The chapters are groups of stories, with a common thread. If you want to read one book to understand the conflict in Israel/Palestine, buy this one!