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"My Promised Land" Subtitle: The Glory and Tragedy of Israel Author: [Israel] Ari Shavit
"My Promised Land" Subtitle: The Glory and Tragedy of Israel Author: [Israel] Ari Shavit
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Introduction · · · · · ·
"My Promised Land" is a thrilling history of the founding of Israel, and also a history of the struggle and revival of the Jewish nation over the past century. The author, Ari Shavit, uses his own family story as an introduction, through personal experience, in-depth interviews, historical documents, private diaries, letters, etc., through a series of gripping individual stories, trying to describe the panoramic history of Israel, in order to lead to deeper thinking about the Israeli nation, and historically combing the sources of disputes in the Middle East.
"My Promised Land" begins with the author's great-grandfather, a British Zionist gentleman who resolutely crossed the Mediterranean to the Holy Land in 1987, realizing that this would be the future path for his nation; an idealistic young farmer in the 1920s who bought land from his Arab neighbor to plant Jaffa oranges and cultivated prosperity on the barren land with his sweat; during World War II, when the German army was approaching, Guttmann, who had a prophetic sense of mission, led young people to climb the historical ruins of Masada to inspire the strong Zionist spirit in their hearts; the tragic expulsion from Lydda in 1948; In one scene, the whole city, young and old, left their homes in tears and walked away; we saw the survivors of the Nazi Holocaust after World War II, working hard to build this glorious country in the promised land and trying to train their children to be true new Israelis; the Israeli politicians who were maneuvering in the 1960s, stubbornly promoted the top-secret Israeli nuclear program in difficult situations; the pain of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, which made the whole country reflect on where Israel's future lies; and the Internet Israeli emerging companies that are leading the world trend today, as well as the young men and women who party all night in the booming clubs in Tel Aviv...
Today, have the Israelis won the final victory? Or are they in a huge crisis and spiritual decline? Can they revive and redeem themselves and save the promised land they love so much? In the shocking tragedies and comedies over the past century, My Promised Land has completed a well-deserved Israeli epic for this tiny country living in a land of quicksand and full of vitality.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Ari Shavit is a famous Israeli columnist and expert on Middle East issues. Shavit was born in Rehovot, Israel, and later joined the Israel Defense Forces as a paratrooper and studied philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In the 1980s, he began to write articles for the Koteret rashit weekly newspaper. In the 1990s, he served as chairman of the board of directors of the Israeli Civil Rights Association. In 1995, he joined Haaretz and became one of its chief reporters. Shavit is also an important current affairs commentator for Israel's mass television media.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Herbert Bentwich left Charing Cross for Jaffa because he was committed to ending the misery of the Jews in the East. The main reason he embarked on this voyage was that he realized that it was not enough for the Jews in the West to live a stable life. Because he had enjoyed a good life, but he had seen the challenges that came with anti-Semitism and the disasters after the Holocaust; he realized that the harmonious Anglo-Jewish community he had built was fading. So he crossed the Mediterranean.
Chapter 2: Into the Valley, 1921
When these children abandoned by the Christian continent escaped the resentment of their surrogate mothers, they found themselves alone in the world, without faith, without parents, without a homeland, and they would continue to survive like this. Because they had abandoned a civilization, they had to build a new civilization. Because they had left their homeland, they had to create a new homeland. This is why they came to Palestine, and this is why they desperately and firmly grasped this land.
Chapter 3. The Orange Grove, 1936
Everywhere you look, there are citrus groves. New, mature, Jewish, Arab. They pop up from the ground like oil in Texas... The colony of Rehovot is a living testament, foreshadowing the end of two thousand years of wandering on the plains of Judah. They will come here, build a home, plant a tree, and let its roots grow. They will create from scratch a green sea of citrus groves, a home filled with peace and abundance.
Chapter 4 Masada, 1942
Guttmann selected 46 leaders of the youth movement. In his view, these carefully selected young agents were about to change. They would become the new missionaries of Masada. They would make Masada the new center of Zionist identity... For the Jews, there was no place other than Palestine, and no other way except Masada.
Chapter 5 Lydda, 1948
He was fully aware of the tragedy and moral dilemma he was facing. He had always known that his generation's mission was to rid the country of Arabs; and he knew how terrible that mission would be. That's why he had been seeking various "sophisticated" ways to rid the country of them...
Chapter 6 Supply Housing, 1957
Israel in the 1950s was a country on steroids. More people, more cities, more villages, more everything. Yet despite this rapid growth, social disparities were small. The government was committed to full employment. It made a sincere effort to provide housing, jobs, education, and health care for everyone. The new nation was one of the most equal and democratic in the world.
Chapter 7 Nuclear Engineering, 1967
In 1955, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion made a decision: We must replace the old umbrella of Western colonialism with a new one. No longer dependent on Western hegemony over the Middle East, Israel must establish its own hegemony. In the summer of 1956, Ben-Gurion spent a lot of time discussing with his advisers, and finally refined a point that had been brewing since 1949. Now, he made it clear: Israel must have a nuclear option.
Chapter 8 Settlement, 1975
The reality created by Wallerstein, Ezen and their friends has dragged Israel into a dilemma, a knot that cannot be untied. The settlements have put a noose around Israel's neck. They have created a demographic, political, moral, and judicial reality that is vulnerable. And now, the illegality of Ofra has tarnished Israel itself... This is why enlightened Jews in the United States and Europe are ashamed of Israel.
Chapter 9 Gaza Beach, 1991
If we occupy Gaza, we must have a Gaza Beach Prison. And if we have such a prison, we must betray ourselves. We must betray our beliefs, our hopes for the future. All this is not about "land for peace." It is about land for our decency. Land for our humanity. Land for our souls.
Chapter 10 Peace, 1993
After the political upheavals of 1977, the establishment of settlements, the Lebanon War, peace became our lament against the right and the settlers. It was never based on a sober historical judgment, nor did it present a realistic strategic forecast. It became an emotional, moral and rational position in the face of a continuing and unbearable conflict, and an Israel that was being transformed.
Chapter 11 Complaint, 1999
The "accusation" was not just a brilliant political tactic, but an emotional and real cry of protest. What happened to Aryeh Deri was strikingly relevant to what the Oriental Jewish community in Israel was experiencing throughout the 1990s. Fifty years after its founding, Israel is facing an internal struggle that will change its identity.
Chapter 12 Sex, Drugs, and the State of Israel, 2000
What you saw on the dance floor of 17 Hauman in Jerusalem was the revolt of 21st century youth against the demands, the edicts, the restrictions imposed on them by the Zionist cause. Enough, they said. Let us live. Let us enjoy ourselves.
Chapter 13 Upper Galilee, 2003
To uphold the Jewish character of this Jewish state is to live on a knife's edge.
Chapter 14 The Shock of Reality, 2006
The sight of rockets pounding our cities and villages is not only the inability of the Israeli army to protect its citizens, but also the grave consequence of the historic failure of the Israeli elite. The Israeli elite has turned its back on reality, on the country, on leading Israel, and on maintaining its unity. In every fiber of its being, the Israeli elite wants Israel to be the Athens of our times. But in this land, in this region, the Athenians have no future. Athens will cease to exist if Sparta moves its little finger.
Chapter 15 Occupy Rothschild, 2011
Israelis are incredibly fast, creative, and innovative. Even the way they work is fascinating. They work tirelessly. They are endowed with a competitive spirit - the need to be first across the finish line. And they are willing to do anything to be first across the finish line. They never say "no". They never accept failure, and they never admit it.
Chapter 16 Survival Challenge, 2013
There have been two Gulf Wars, two Lebanon Wars, two Palestinian uprisings—but they will not threaten Israel’s existence. Since Israel’s survival is not threatened, complacency has set in. Israelis no longer think about how lucky they are, or what will happen to them if the nuclear umbrella of Dimona is broken…
Chapter 17 By the Sea At its most basic level, Zionism is about renewing Jewish vitality. Israel is a story of survival against all odds. So this duality is incredible. We are the most ordinary and intractable people you can imagine. We have no tolerance for puritanical prudishness or sentimentality. We distrust passionate speeches or high-sounding concepts. And we are immersed in an astonishing historical vision every day. We are part of a time far greater than ourselves, a ragged character in an epic movie...
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