{"product_id":"leaving-zion-ariel-zilber-9798305511949","title":"Leaving Zion: An Israeli Jew's Journey to Awakening About Palestine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn up-close and personal look at how loyalties to a war-torn country are tested by conscience and morals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShattered 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book includes the life story of one former Zionist who tells of how: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe grew up indoctrinated on the tenets of Jewish nationalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe realized that another nation paid a steep price for realization of its goals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe came to the conclusion that there was no reconciling humanism and Zionism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe painfully acknowledges that things aren't going to get better anytime soon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy metamorphosis was years in the making and it elicited painful emotions that endure to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHopefully 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariel Zilber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798305511949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Ariel Zilber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800866074879,"sku":"9798305511949","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaving-zion-ariel-zilber-9798305511949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}