{"product_id":"the-accidental-empire-israel-and-the-birth-of-the-settlements-1967-1977-9780805082418","title":"The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkably insightful . . . A groundbreaking revision that deserves to reframe the entire debate . . . It soars.--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Gershom Gorenberg examines the strange birth of the settler movement in the ten years following the Six-Day War and finds that it was as much the child of Labor Party socialism as of religious extremism. The giants of Israeli history--Dayan, Meir, Eshkol, Allon--all played major roles in this drama, as did more contemporary figures like Sharon, Rabin, and Peres. Gorenberg also shows how three American presidents turned a blind eye to what was happening in the territories, and reveals their strategic reasons for doing so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on newly opened archives and extensive interviews, Gorenberg calls into question much of what we think we know about this issue that continues to haunt the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gershom Gorenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805082418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2007 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGershom Gorenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Days: Fundamentalism and the Struggle for the Temple Mount\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eShalom, Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin\u003c\/i\u003e. The Jerusalem correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also written for \u003ci\u003eThe Jerusalem Report\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44593279631574,"sku":"9780805082418","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_d2da4812-1683-44ed-9c0e-df4d6c60825c.jpg?v=1698678697","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/the-accidental-empire-israel-and-the-birth-of-the-settlements-1967-1977-9780805082418","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}