From Beirut to Jerusalem
by Thomas L. Friedman · first published 1988
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Examines Israeli-Palestinian relations, the PLO, Israeli politics, Lebanese factions, news reporting from the Middle East, and other issues of the Middle East.
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…standard treatises on globalization, but reading them you'd think Friedman has done years of painstaking research to uncover this new, previously unheard of trend. Not all Friedman books are like that. "From Beirut to Jerusalem" was excellent and should be mandatory reading for anyone who wants to get a better grasp of the conflicts in the middle east.
on “Welcome to the ‘Sharing Economy’” ↗You obviously need an education on the Middle East, I suggest you read this book "From Beirut to Jerusalem" by Thomas Friedman, and watch the movie "Persepolis". The Roman Empire existed thousands of years back, the Iranian evolution happened in 78-79, and the after affects are still in play.
on “Coups, lies, dirty tricks: Stewart Copeland on his CIA agent father (2000)” ↗The world is flat.. From Beirut to Jerusalem (not done yet). Both from Thomas Friedman.
on “Ask HN: Please name two of your most favorite books.” ↗…only way Israel could permanently control the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza Strip would be by physically suppressing them and ensuring that they were never given political rights.” From Beirut to Jerusalem, Thomas L. Friedman
on “Israel passes law denying naturalization to Palestinian spouses” ↗…Prize for international reporting (from Lebanon) and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting (from Israel). He also won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Mr. Friedman is the author of “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” which won the National Book Award in 1989. He has written several other books, including “Hot, Flat and Crowded,” an international best seller. Born in Minneapolis, Mr. Friedman received a B.A. in…
Hah! When i was younger and trying to educate myself into a higher class, I read a couple of his books. The only good one was From Beirut to Jerusalem, which was published in 1989. Everything after that was just crappy analogies. I really don't understand how an "expert" in Middle East affairs could think that the USA going to war in Iraq was a good…
on “How to Get a Job” ↗