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Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning Audiobook
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A bold, urgent appeal from the acclaimed columnist and political commentator, addressing one of the most important issues of our time
In Peter Beinart’s view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish religious tradition and warps our understanding of Israel and Palestine. After Gaza, where Jewish texts, history, and language have been deployed to justify mass slaughter and starvation, Beinart argues, Jews must tell a new story. After this war, whose horror will echo for generations, they must do nothing less than offer a new answer to the question: What does it mean to be a Jew?
Beinart imagines an alternate narrative, which would draw on other nations’ efforts at moral reconstruction and a different reading of Jewish tradition. A story in which Israeli Jews have the right to equality, not supremacy, and in which Jewish and Palestinian safety are not mutually exclusive but intertwined. One that recognizes the danger of venerating states at the expense of human life.
Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza is a provocative argument that will expand and inform one of the defining conversations of our time. It is a book that only Peter Beinart could write: a passionate yet measured work that brings together his personal experience, his commanding grasp of history, his keen understanding of political and moral dilemmas, and a clear vision for the future.
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"Peter Beinart has written that rarest of things: an utterly necessary book. I can personally vouch for the fact that no one is likely to agree with all of it, but Beinart is asking urgent questions that will move a frozen political debate forward. Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza offers a careful moral argument and an achingly poignant prayer for justice and peace for everyone caught up in the dismal cycles of terror, war, and trauma."
— Congressman Jamie Raskin, New York Times bestselling author of Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
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This timely book constitutes a reckoning with the vast gulf between the Jewish tradition that Beinart cherishes and what has replaced it in the practice of the state of Israel, and of those who have come to worship that state. It is urgently needed.
— Rashid Kahlidi, New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917-2017 -
This timely book constitutes a reckoning with the vast gulf between the Jewish tradition that Beinart cherishes and what has replaced it in the practice of the state of Israel, and of those who have come to worship that state. It is urgently needed.
— Rashid Khalidi, New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine -
This timely book constitutes a reckoning with the vast gulf between the Jewish tradition that Beinart cherishes and what has replaced it in the practice of the state of Israel, and of those who have come to worship that state. It is urgently needed.
— Rashid Khalidi, New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine -
“Beinart issues an impassioned critique of the American Jewish community’s reaction to the war in Gaza. . . . Urgent and thought-provoking, this is sure to spark debate.
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“At this painful moment, Peter Beinart’s voice is more vital than ever. His reach is broad—from the tragedy of today’s Middle East to the South Africa he knows well to events centuries ago—his scholarship is deep, and his heart is big. This book is not just about being Jewish in the shadow of today’s war, but about being a person who cares for justice.
— Adam Hochschild, author of American Midnight and King Leopold’s Ghost -
Beinart issues an impassioned critique of the American Jewish community’s reaction to the war in Gaza. . . . Urgent and thought-provoking, this is sure to spark debate.
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A learned, powerful book that asks tough—if contentious—questions.
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Guided by a deep familiarity with Jewish history and sources, and a piercing awareness of Palestinian realities, Peter Beinart unflinchingly peels away the layers of propagandist misdirection deployed to defend Israel's actions. This essential book leads us to a universal and Jewish reawakening that is both humane and hopeful.
— Daniel Levy, President of the US-Middle East Project and former Israeli peace negotiator -
Guided by a deep familiarity with Jewish history and sources, and a piercing awareness of Palestinian realities, Peter Beinart unflinchingly peels away the layers of propagandist misdirection deployed to defend Israel's actions. This essential book leads us to a universal and Jewish reawakening that is both humane and hopeful.
— Daniel Levy, President of the US-Middle East Project and former Israeli peace negotiator “An urgent, carefully argued and compelling read. -
“Invaluable. . . . Beinart’s cogent and caring analysis guides readers toward moral clarity and a sharper understanding of the crisis and its profoundly devastating consequences.
— Booklist -
Beinart issues an impassioned critique of the American Jewish community’s reaction to the war in Gaza. . . . Urgent and thought-provoking, this is sure to spark debate.
— Publishers Weekly
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About Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart is an associate professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. He is the senior political writer for the Daily Beast and a contributor to Time. Beinart is a former fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Good Fight. He lives with his family in Washington, DC.