Internationally acclaimed novelist Amos Oz grew up in war-torn
Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed firsthand the poisonous
consequences of fanaticism. In two concise, powerful essays, the
award-winning author offers unique insight into the true nature of
fanaticism and proposes a reasoned and respectful approach to
resolving the Israeli Palestinian conflict. As an added feature, he
comments on contemporary issues--the Gaza pullout, Yasser Arafat's
death, and the war in Iraq--in an extended interview at the end of
the book.
Oz argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a war of
religion or cultures or traditions, but rather a real estate
dispute--one that will be resolved not by greater understanding,
but by painful compromise. As he writes, "The seeds of fanaticism
always lie in uncompromising righteousness, the plague of many
centuries."
The brilliant clarity of these essays, coupled with Oz's ironic
sense of humor in illuminating the serious, breathes new life into
this centuries-old debate. Oz argues that the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict is not a war of religion or cultures or traditions, but
rather a real estate dispute--one that will be resolved not by
greater understanding, but by painful compromise. He emphasizes the
importance of imagination in learning to define and respect other's
space, and analyzes the twisted historical roots that have led to
Middle East violence. In his interview, Oz sends a message to
Americans. Why not, he proposes, advocate for a
twenty-first-century equivalent of the Marshall Plan aimed at
preventing poverty and despair in the region? "What is necessary is
to work on the ground, for example, building homes for hundreds of
thousands of Palestinian refugees who have been rotting in camps
for almost sixty years now."
Fresh, insightful, and inspiring, "How to Cure a Fanatic"
brings a new voice of sanity to the cacophony on
Israeli-Palestinian relations--a voice no one can afford to
ignore.
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