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From Beirut to Jerusalem

Thomas L. Friedman

  • 541 pages · about 9 hours
  • First published 1988
  • 31 editions
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1 About this book

From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989) is a book by American journalist Thomas L. Friedman chronicling his days as a reporter in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and in Jerusalem through the first year of the Intifada.

Friedman wrote a 17-page epilogue for the first paperback edition (Anchor Books, 1990) concerning the potential for peaceful resolution in Israel and Palestine.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: history, politics, travel writing, and a long read.

  • Arab-Israeli conflict
  • History
  • Israel-Arab conflicts
  • Politics and government
  • Israel, politics and government
  • Middle east, politics and government
  • Travel
  • Foreign relations

2 About Thomas L. Friedman

Born 1953

Thomas Loren Friedman ( FREED-mən; born July 20, 1953) is an American political commentator and author. He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and a weekly columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs, global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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