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From Beirut to Jerusalem is Thomas Friedman's introduction of the Middle East to Americans, and his engaging narrative format accomplishes exactly what he sets...
Friedman, who spent five years covering Beirut and four years covering Jerusalem for The New York Times, details his experiences in the Middle East. These are the experiences of an American fascinated with the region but shocked when the reality he finds there is strikingly different from that which the media portrays...
Most refreshing in a book about the Middle East is the preponderence of anecdotes, interviews and observations--and the limited amount of opinions...
Friedman guides the reader through his assignments in the Middle East, exploring the never-ending conflicts between Christian Maronites, Syrians, Israelis, Phalangists, and Druse in Lebanon and the Israelis and Palestinians in Israel...
Friedman explains what on the surface seems inexplicable, such as why Syrian President Hafez Assad would destroy an entire city--Hama--in his country. He knows and understands how the shackles of tradition and history have shaped the policies of leaders involved in nation-building in the Middle East...