a Muslim and a Jew across the Middle East divide /
Jeffrey Goldberg.
1st ed.
New York :
Knopf,
2006.
1 online resource (xi, 316 pages)
The thief of mercy -- The mysterious child of lies -- Our Lady of Lourdes -- The hill of Jewish bones -- God's golden shore -- The blanket party -- Desert eagle -- Rafiq -- The army of Muhammad -- The giving famishes the craving -- Let my people go -- In the valleys of Jerusalem -- The past is in the past -- Peace without guns -- Prisoner number 26505 -- Refugees -- You were the devil to me -- You are most welcome here -- Abraham was a Muslim -- A kitbag question -- A lesson for America -- A happy man in Palestine -- Good guys -- Stop being Jewish -- I want you to live.
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The author describes his move to Israel as a student, his work as a prison guard, and his extended dialogue with a prisoner named Rafiq, a PLO leader, explaining how they forged a friendship despite their religious, cultural, and political differences.
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Prisoners.
Goldberg, Jeffrey,1965-
Hijazi, Rafiq.
Goldberg, Jeffrey,1965-
Hijazi, Rafiq.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Jewish journalists-- United States, Biography.
Palestinian Arabs-- United Arab Emirates, Biography.