how Israel became its own worst enemy and the hope for its future Ayalon, Ami 1945- creator David, Anthony 1962- Ross, Dennis B. 1948- prologuista text bibliography nhu 2020 monographic eng

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xxix, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm In this deeply personal journey of discovery, Ami Ayalon seeks input and perspective from Palestinians and Israelis whose experiences differ from his own. As head of the Shin Bet security agency, he gained empathy for "the enemy" and learned that when Israel carries out anti-terrorist operations in a political context of hopelessness, the Palestinian public will support violence, because they have nothing to lose. Researching and writing Friendly Fire, he came to understand that his patriotic life had blinded him to the self-defeating nature of policies that have undermined Israel's civil society while heaping humiliation upon its Palestinian neighbors. "If Israel becomes an Orwellian dystopia," Ayalon writes, "it won't be thanks to a handful of theologians dragging us into the dark past. The secular majority will lead us there motivated by fear and propelled by silence." Ayalon is a realist, not an idealist, and many who consider themselves Zionists will regard as radical his conclusions about what Israel must do to achieve relative peace and security and to sustain itself as a Jewish homeland and a liberal democracy. Ami Ayalon with Anthony David ; foreword by Dennis Ross. "A memoir"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references. a-is--- Ayalon, Ami 1945- Arab-Israeli conflict Conflicto árabe-israelí Israel Politics and government Israel Política y gobierno Israel Historia 416 DS 119.76 A973f 2020 956.9405 1586422588 (hardcover) 9781586422585 (hardcover) 2021287831 IEB 210930 20230411090731.0 22259329 eng