{"product_id":"ghosts-of-a-holy-war-yardena-schwartz-9781454963257","title":"Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning journalist presents a thoroughly researched examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict, reissued with a new postscript. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] compelling story. . . . If you are going to read one book to help you understand the current Middle East tragedy, this is it.\" \u003cbr\u003e --Yossi Klein Halevi, senior fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute, and author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eLetters to My Palestinian Neighbor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a family in Memphis, Tennessee, discovers a box of century-old letters in their attic, a journey begins: not only to learn about the young man who wrote the letters from the holy city of Hebron in British Mandate Palestine, but about the massacre that took his life in 1929. Award-winning journalist Yardena Schwartz draws from these letters, along with extensive research and wide-ranging interviews of Israelis and Palestinians now living in Hebron, to tell a timely, captivating narrative. By illuminating the echoes of 1929 in Hamas's massacre of October 7, 2023, Schwartz vividly illustrates how little has changed--and how much of our perspective must change if peace is ever to come to this tortured land and its people, who are destined to share it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis meticulously researched examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict's origins interweaves historical analysis with contemporary insights, providing crucial context for understanding today's Middle East tensions. Perfect for anyone who has read Yossi Klein Halevi, Matti Friedman, or Nathan Thrall, Schwartz's work is a riveting exploration of the complex background of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the ongoing struggle for peace in the region.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yardena Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1454963255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781454963257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Union Square \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08d","brand":"Yardena Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742193135871,"sku":"9781454963257","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ghosts-of-a-holy-war-yardena-schwartz-9781454963257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}