Bartov doesn’t go in for rhetorical extravagance; his writing style is clear, sober and deliberate ... Bartov uses all the tools at his disposal, weaving together history, personal anecdotes, even some literary criticism, including a close reading of a poem ... Bartov is more convincing when writing about his own attempts at an intervention. A more peaceful future will require more understanding and more imagination — the very things that books can provide, if we let them.
An incisive perspective on the history of Israel and the devastating consequences of that history on the people living in the region ... Bartov presents a necessary look at what makes the issues so intractable.
A frank, sure-to-be-controversial analysis of Israel’s past and present ... A scholar forcefully alleges that Israel has committed the gravest of crimes.
