The author is Jewish but has spent many years in Germany and is able to pass himself off as a gentile German. He also speaks Arabic and so, pretending to be a German gentile sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, he has visited the West Bank, both alone and with Palestinian guides. He has been able to see what life there is really like and it is an eye-opener to him and to the reader. However, what brings this book to life is the lively and irreverent style of the author, whether he is writing about Jews or Arabs, the religious or the secular. Written with great wit and style, it is highly recommended.
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Written with a very dry sense of humour. Tuvia exposes the anomalies in many personalities whom he interviews in Israel/disputed territories. Many of them seem to be left wing activists, many of them unorthodox orthodox Jews. He seems to be able to dig out of people the information that other reporters might forget to ask about. He also manages to get information that would not be forthcoming by hiding his own identity sometimes. He interviews Arabs, MK's, heads of NGO's and many others. e.g. he finds Rabbis who don't know the bible, palestinians who rewrite history. I certainly don't regret the £16 I spent on this book.
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