Author Abba Eban
Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons (November 13, 1992)
Binding hardcover with dustjacket
Condition good with dustjacket protected with Brodart Archival Covering
Summary
Personal Witness: Israel Through My Eyes is an autobiographical work by Abba Eban, one of Israel's most renowned statesmen and diplomats. Eban offers a vivid, first-hand account of Israel's tumultuous history from its creation in 1948 through the subsequent decades of struggle and survival. This book captures Eban's perspective on critical events, from the birth of the Israeli state to diplomatic efforts in the United Nations and peace negotiations with neighboring Arab countries. Blending his sharp political insight with personal reflections, Eban paints a unique portrait of the international stage and Israel's place within it, while offering his own philosophies on peace and conflict. A must-read for those interested in Middle Eastern history, international relations, and the enduring quest for peace in a divided region.
From Publishers Weekly
This gripping political memoir by the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and U.N. affords a privileged view of history being made. It begins as Eban, a British army captain during WW II, undertakes a mission to Jerusalem where he helps create an independent Jewish fighting force in the face of the horrific prospect of a Nazi-German conquest of Palestine. Eban, who also served as Israeli foreign minister, writes movingly of the birth of Israel in a war fought with Czech weapons because of Truman's arms embargo against the fledgling Jewish state. Eban suggests that U.S. military support could have prevented the Suez-Sinai War of 1956. He discloses Israel's strenuous behind-the-scenes efforts to prevent the 1967 Six Day War. Viewing both Arabs and Israelis as paralyzed by the weight of their historic experience, he urges the creation of a Palestinian self-governing entity, perhaps confederated with Jordan. Tied to a PBS-TV series, these stirring reminiscences are peppered with candid firsthand impressions of Ben-Gurion, Churchill, Sadat, Einstein, Gorbachev, Kissinger and dozens of others. Photos.
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