The General's Son; Journey of an Israeli in Palestine
Charlottesville, Virginia: Just World Books, 2012. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 221, [7] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Some cover wear and soiling. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads: Dear Tamar, Peace! Miko Peled, 6/24/12. Author's e-mail address written in ink on first page. Includes Foreword by Alice Walker, Introduction, and Acknowledgments. Chapters include The Early Years; A Long Way from Home; The Road to Palestine; and Hope for Peace. Miko Peled (born 1961) is an Israeli-American activist and author. He is author of the books The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five. He is also an international speaker. Peled has described his book, The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine (2012), as an account of how he, "the son of an Israeli General and a staunch Zionist, came to realize that "the story upon which I was raised ... was a lie." The book, he has said, is based largely on long conversations with his mother, on a thorough reading of "everything my dad had ever written," and on material about his father's career in the Israeli army archives. The book, which has been characterized as "part confessional, part cinematic epic and part emotional appeal for 'different answers' to the Israeli-Palestinian conundrum," contains a foreword by Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple. In this candid account, Miko Peled tells how he followed in the footsteps of the genera (his father)l, from parachutist to fighter for peace. This fascinating story provides much food for thought. Alice Walker (born 1944) is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1997, a tragedy struck the family of Israeli-American Miko Peled. His beloved niece Smadar was killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem. That tragedy propelled Peled onto a journey of discovery. It pushed him to re-examine many of the beliefs he had grown up with, as the son and grandson of leading figures in Israel's political-military elite, and transformed him into a courageous and visionary activist in the struggle for human rights and a hopeful, lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. In The General's Son, Peled writes about growing up in Jerusalem in the heart of the group that ruled the then-young country, Israel. He describes the path he took to his belief in peace between the two peoples living in the Holy Land. And he paints numerous touching portraits of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists he has worked with in recent years. This is the powerful account by Israeli peace activist Miko Peled of his transformation from a young man growing up in the heart of Israel’s elite and serving proudly in its military into a fearless advocate of nonviolent struggle and equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis. His journey mirrors in many ways the transformation his father Matti Peled, a much-decorated Israeli general, had undergone three decades earlier. Peled paints touching portraits of his childhood in Jerusalem, of the tumultuous events that sparked his transformation, and of the Palestinian and Israeli peace activists he has worked with in recent years. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish-Arab relations, Alice Walker, Zionism, Palestinians, Matti Peled, Karate, Black September, Terrorism, Gaza, Abu Ansar, Abu Ali Shahin, Peace
ISBN: 9781935982159
[Book #80899]
Price: $45.00