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037    |bSt Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15,
       Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151|nSAN 631-5011 
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100 1  Barak, Ehud,|d1942-|eauthor. 
245 10 My country, my life :|bfighting for Israel, searching for 
       peace /|cEhud Barak. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2018. 
264  4 |c©2018 
300    xx, 472 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
520    "One of Israel's most influential and enduring figures, 
       Ehud Barak was born on a kibbutz six years before the 
       establishment of the state. During a long career in the 
       military, he led the country's elite special-forces unit 
       and rose to become armed forces chief of staff before 
       going on to serve as Israel's defense minister and prime 
       minister. This is his story--in his own words, for the 
       very first time. In [this book], Ehud Barak draws on his 
       experience as a military and political leader, son, and 
       father to offer an up-close-and-personal look at both the 
       history and future of Israel. In writing this 
       groundbreaking memoir, he found himself "\'retracing not 
       just my own life but Israel's, step by step, since our 
       shared infancy.' From the country's creation and founding 
       vision to its seven wars, two intifadas, and everyday 
       conflicts between its Jewish and Palestinian populations, 
       Barak examines the reasons his beloved ancestral homeland 
       is at a crossroads today. Israel may be facing a crisis 
       'more profound than any in my lifetime,' he writes. Still,
       he feels 'fundamentally optimistic about our ability to 
       come out stronger and more vigorous on the other side.' 
       Offering candid assessments of his fellow politicians, the
       American administrations with which he worked, and his own
       trials and tribulations while in office, Barak argues that
       the country's current drift toward a 'one-state' solution 
       to the conflict with the Palestinians--with permanent 
       control over the West Bank--will inevitably end in tragedy,
       eroding its democratic principles and the core values of 
       Zionism and sowing the seeds of future violence. He argues
       that Israel's own security and national interests dictate 
       that, however long it might take, a two-state solution is 
       the only conceivable destination. By rediscovering the 
       twin pillars on which Israel was built--military might and
       moral purpose--it can thrive, he believes, and only then 
       can peace and stability in the Middle East be achieved."--
       Dust jacket. 
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650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage.|2bisacsh 
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