Not all of one mind
Judy Kirby reviews a book with new insights into the complexities of the Middle East
Occupied Minds: A journey through the Israeli psyche by Arthur Neslen, Pluto Press. ISBN 0 7453 2365 0. £16.99. Who are the Israelis? We may think we know – proud, motivated Jews defending their right to a homeland. But is it true? Some of the people Arthur Neslen spoke to in his psychic journey conform to this expected profile. Most do not. It isn’t long before the reader is confronted with the stark reality of a country facing the impossibility of moulding a modern state from a diaspora.
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