The Lemon Tree

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At times Dalia thought she should listen to her Western friends who insisted that the taunting voice from Cairo represented bravado and "Oriental exaggeration." She knew that the Israeli army was strong. If you want to know more about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book is a great place to start. It weaves history and politics into a narrative that makes the reader care about the people involved….If you read only one non-fiction book this year, make it “The Lemon Tree.” Yet while Nasser privately expressed his preference for a peaceful solution, to the rest of the world the voices coming out of Cairo seemed certain of war and confident of victory. Nasser himself had declared, at a press conference on May 28, "We are prepared, our sons are prepared, our army is prepared, and the entire Arab nation is prepared." A broadcast from the Voice of Cairo dared Israel to strike: "We challenge you, Eshkol, to try all your weapons. Put them to the test, they will spell Israel's death and annihilation." Situated in the centre of Wrexham town centre, The Lemon Tree offers 18 fully equipped rooms, some of which retain the neo-gothic character of the original Grade II listed building. With the beautiful North Wales countryside on our doorstop and the Historic city of Chester a stones through away, The Lemon Tree is the perfect base for both business and adventures big and small perhaps… the only possible way that there can be change….is to continually affirm for ourselves the humanity of the Other. My 15 year old daughter and I have been talking about this…that it must be a conscious choice, and that it must require extraordinary personal resources like courage, honesty, determined compassion, thoughtfulness … It is important to know about individuals who have made this choice. Thank you!

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The authors have created a sort of anti-Book of Virtues in this encyclopedic compendium of the ways and means of power. But she does visit. Bashir is obviously pleased, and he shows her exceptional hospitality. Bashir answers Dalia's questions about the conflict between their peoples. She bemoans the poor decisions of the Israelites. They openly talk about their beliefs, and they show each other tolerance.v. In 1996, Bashir returned from exile to be with his family in Ramallah. He had mixed feelings about his return, in large part because he did not believe the Oslo process would deliver a just peace. Why? (See Chapter 12, pp. 223-29.) On May 23, the day after Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran and taunted the Israeli public, Israel's cabinet sent Foreign Minister Abba Eban on a diplomatic mission to Paris, London, and Washington. your book vivified and humanized the Palestinian – Israeli situation as none has. It informed and fascinated me. Many, many thanks. Please write another.

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Today, my neighborhood book club discussed the book. We all agreed that you presented information none of us had known before – such as the Bulgarians saving “their” Jews…. I thank you from my heart for this perspective … thank you, Sandy Tolan, for one of the BEST BOOKS I have ever read in my life. I am a 65-yr-old reader with a degree in English who never watches TV& reads a lot!

In The Lemon Tree, which provides an impartial, journalistic account of the shared Israeli-Palestinian history, I found myself reading a story that was only half familiar to me. Throughout my life, I have celebrated and appreciated Israel. I have felt connected with the Jewish state at the heart. But I realized in reading this book how little I know her. It's a bit like learning that your mother was naughty in her youth, and maybe still isn't the goddess you thought she was when you were five. You don't love her any less- maybe even a little more - but it is a more mature love. As far as Israeli leaders were concerned, this was a declaration of war. That day, May 22, the Israeli government sent a request to the U.S. military for twenty thousand gas masks, and the cabinet went into crisis deliberations. For Israelis, the paralyzing time known as the "period of waiting" had begun. In Amman, the Samu raid had already provoked waves of violent protests against the king's regime. Palestinians accused the army of being weak and unprepared and demanded arms to fight Israel. A PLO broadcast from Cairo called upon the Jordanian army to overthrow the king. Riots broke out in Jordan and the West Bank, Jordanian troops fired at Palestinian demonstrators in Jerusalem, hundreds were arrested, and the king dissolved the parliament, imposed martial law, and secured additional military aid from the United States. At stake, Nasser assured the president, was something more important than the Straits of Tiran or the withdrawal of U.N. forces...It was about defending "the rights of the people of Palestine." Dalia's parents have died. Now, since her parents aren't there to keep the house from Bashir, she agrees with Bashir to turn the house into a school where Israeli children and Palestinian children can be educated, together. There is angry between them for their political opinions, but their commitment to peace in rooted in mutual love and respect. They meet in 2004 to talk things through. Update this section!