Leaving Zion: An Israeli Jew's Journey to Awakening About Palestine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798305511949)

An up-close and personal look at how loyalties to a war-torn country are tested by conscience and morals

A Jew from Israel who grew up in the United States and was taught to love his native country unconditionally discovers that life is far more complicated than how it is described in textbooks or around dinner tables.

Shattered friendships and heart-rending discoveries led to a shift in perspective that sheds light on how liberal, secular Jews based in the West view Zionism today.

This book includes the life story of one former Zionist who tells of how:

• He grew up indoctrinated on the tenets of Jewish nationalism
• He realized that another nation paid a steep price for realization of its goals
• He came to the conclusion that there was no reconciling humanism and Zionism
• He painfully acknowledges that things aren't going to get better anytime soon

My metamorphosis was years in the making and it elicited painful emotions that endure to this day.

Hopefully this recollection of memories will serve as an explainer for those wondering how it is possible to come to a completely different viewpoint through the crucible of real-world experiences.