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The Imaginary Voyage: With Theodor Herzl in Israel [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

Shimon Peres
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  • Taschenbuch: 216 Seiten
  • Verlag: Zoland Books Inc (Mai 2000)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 1581950179
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581950175
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,6 x 13,7 x 1,8 cm
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Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres combines history, memoir, and fiction in an "imaginary voyage" through 20th-century Israel with the 19th-century founder of modern Zionism, Theodor Herzl. "Only the narrow-minded and unimaginative will find this premise off-putting or surprising," Peres explains. "Everyone else has long known that in our country the impossible is a way of life." This make-believe tour includes a brief description of the Holocaust for a man who initially would have disbelieved it, plus vignettes of life in the Jewish nation-state ("I had no idea whether Herzl would appreciate the pleasure of today's Tel Aviv nightlife. I had a hard time picturing him dancing to some disc jockey's rock 'n' roll, or taking part in a rave on one of the converted docks at Jaffa"). Peres also uses Herzl as a tool for projecting some of his own views on contemporary Israeli politics: "[Herzl] sternly disapproved of the role religious parties play in governing Israel today.... I am concerned about the growing schism between the religious and the secular factions in Israel. The former, to be quite honest, have proven themselves far more vindictive than the latter. If we are not careful, this latent conflict could divide Israel and Israeli society, and encourage intolerance and discourage progress." The Imaginary Voyage is a quickly read tale full of charming idiosyncrasies and edgy political observations. --John J. Miller -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Former Israeli prime minister and Nobel Prize winner Peres undertakes an imaginary journey throughout Israel with Theodor Herzl, the spiritual father of Israel and author of The Jewish State, published in 1896. This geographic and political travelogue gives witness to the changes in Israel since Herzl first dreamed of an independent Jewish state. Peres notes that Israel has made more geographic than social and political progress. He highlights the differences between Herzl's vision and the reality of modern Israel. Herzl wanted German to be the official language of Israel, but Hebrew won that distinction, and he wanted to internationalize the city of Jerusalem, which remains the "eternal capital of the State of Israel." Peres also ponders Herzl's belief that the indigenous people of Israel should be treated as equals to Jews versus current policies that so often put Israeli interests in conflict with those of its Arab citizens. Peres' book is an interesting historical and political review of a nation that continues to struggle with its identity. Vanessa Bush -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Peres takes Herzl on an imaginary tour through Israel, a century after Herzl's first visit to Palestine. The author makes astute observations about Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and the spectacular changes these and other cities in Israel have undergone throughout the years.

Peres evaluates the predictions made by Herzl in his utopian novel, Old-New Land, in light of present-day realities. Of course, some of them were totally off-base, but others are amazingly prescient. And, in discussing the character of the Jewish state and how it ought to deal with its neighbors, Peres quotes extensively from Herzl's writings and the works of other Zionist thinkers (e.g., Ahad Ha'am).

Despite the mediocre editing job, there is plenty of keen insight on issues ranging from cultural/religious/ethnic diversity to the water problem in the Middle East that make this book a good read.

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Two Visionaries, Different Eras 30. Juli 1999
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Peres takes Herzl on an imaginary tour through Israel, a century after Herzl's first visit to Palestine. The author makes astute observations about Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and the spectacular changes these and other cities in Israel have undergone throughout the years.

Peres evaluates the predictions made by Herzl in his utopian novel, Old-New Land, in light of present-day realities. Of course, some of them were totally off-base, but others are amazingly prescient. And, in discussing the character of the Jewish state and how it ought to deal with its neighbors, Peres quotes extensively from Herzl's writings and the works of other Zionist thinkers (e.g., Ahad Ha'am).

Despite the mediocre editing job, there is plenty of keen insight on issues ranging from cultural/religious/ethnic diversity to the water problem in the Middle East that make this book a good read.

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Comparing visions 15. März 2004
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Shimon Peres, Nobel Peace Prize winner and a former prime minister of Israel, finds a way to examine how far Israel has come in a half-century by conducting an imaginary tour of the Holy Land for Theodor Herzl, father of Zionism. While the prose is hardly exotic, Peres does offer some keen and thought-provoking analysis. The book is recommended for readers with an interest in modern Israel.
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