Review of my new book, A State Beyond the Pale: Europe’s Problem with Israel
For readers who have not yet purchased my recent book, A State Beyond the Pale: Europe’s Problem with Israel please see this extremely generous review. Obviously, I would be grateful if readers would pass this on to anyone they think might be interested and/or post up the link on any relevant websites. To read the review, click here:
http://www.thejc.com/arts/book-reviews/21604/review-a-state-beyond-pale
To purchase the book on Amazon, click here:
Tags: Israel
November 20th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Thank you for telling the truth and not supporting the porpaganda and lies that are spewed forth with great gusto by journalists such as Oborne. In fact it is with reference to his Dispatches programme aired channel 4 17.11.09 pm that I have decided to leave a reply. Last evening I was perusing the sky news channels and lo and behold on Press Tv saw George Galloway expounding and playing the great moralist re the Disptaches programme. I am most concerned that he highlighted the fact that the Conservatives had been part of this, not good when we hope to have a fair and non prejudicial election next year in UK. Then he gave great rant to the fact Christian Zionists also support Israel and used the term fundamental which is actually derogatory because it is bible believing Christians who recognise the Jewish claim to the Promised Land. And to really top it he said he was most concerned that the black Christians in London had sent buses to support Israel and wave little Israeli flags outside the Israeli embassy during the Gaza campaign. Well African Christians in African countires such as Nigeria actually are losing their homes, churches and yes their lives in most brutal and horrifying ways. I mention this because I believe that the disgusting Dispatches programme contained many inaccurate fabricaitions and slanderous innuendos, and most damming, it will inflame racial and religious hatred. Not only will Jews be even more unpopular and despised, as well Israel and Israelis, but also Chritians who are Zionists and those in Africa and Islamic countries. Not to mention possible damage to the Conservative Party. And even more heinious is the fact we have troops out in Iraq and Afghanistan who are vulnerable. Despite 7/7 when citizens going about life were ruthlessly murdered by Jihadis and those watching could be enraged and carry out further 7/7’s this concerns me greatly. To suck up to those who have the wealth produced by liquid gold, and to support an extreme left wing agenda how much blood and mayhem could Oborne, Galloway and thier ilk be party to?
Thanks for your sterling and intelligent and honest moral reporting.
Regards
Charlene Hale
November 20th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Robin, I fear that you belong to a dying breed in Britain. Sadly, I have little hope for that former bastion of decency and fair play. As we say in Israel, I would buy you a sweater to keep you warm, but instead I clicked on the link above and ordered your book from Amazon. Keep healthy and keep going. It is important that your voice be heard.
February 27th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Thank you for writing the book. I was one of the ‘great unwashed’ - brainwashed by the education i received and by the media I read. I am friends with a Jew who told me that my thinking was skewed. Then i bought your book and I certainly agree with him. What a relief not to have to makej intellectual decisions based on emotional knee jerk reactions.Ev erything you wrote is what he said,almost word for word.
B rilliant.
March 1st, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I’ve read Shlomo Sand’s book and found it quite well researched (as it should be, him being an academic and all), although I was left throughly depressed by his conclusions and indeed unbelieving…
Am I to understand that I do not exist? Wow, man, it feels good not to be a Jew any longer! Thanx, Shlomo.
And now for more realistic matters: having read the reviews, I’m gonna buy your book and see a different take on the “Jewish Question”. Right?
I’ll let you now…
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:13 pm
I am in the process of reading Shepherd’s book right now, and I find that he’s verbalizing my feelings about the hysteric Anti-Israelism today, which is voiced not only by radical Muslims but by people and institutions one would think knows better. I appreciate that Shepherd is fact-oriented rather than polemic. This works better in the milieu where I work, i.e. Swedish media and politicians.
The review from the JC is spot-on.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:10 pm
So I am to understand that my grand partents were gassed ,because they were khazars?
I would defianatly buy you book as good reference when i battle with todays Anti Zionists meaning Anti -Israelism really meaning Antisemites
March 8th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Well, my friend, as promised I’ve read it and… I love you!
Devoured it in two nights, I realised you wrote what I always wanted to write, but being Jewish myself, I thought I couldn’t because I’d be biased, partial, unilateral, in fact “Zionist”. Ha, ha, ha!!!
You ain’t Jewish, and you beautiful.
Clear minded, well posited, good background, excellent discourse and truly factual, it’s a much needed book and I hope it’ll sell well - I’ll spread the word, rest assured.
We need all the friends we can get.
Kol tuv, shalom
K