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The Diamond Setter

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by Moshe Sakal ...

Translated by Jessica Cohen ...

In this revised edition of a novel of exile, inheritance, and return, the fates of two families—one Palestinian, one Jewish—intertwine across generations and borders.In 2011, Fareed Jabbali, a young Palestinian from Damascus, crosses the border into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa, in search of his grandparents’ lost homeland. He carries in his pocket a rare blue diamond ... Read more

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In this revised edition of a novel of exile, inheritance, and return, the fates of two families—one Palestinian, one Jewish—intertwine across generations and borders.In 2011, Fareed Jabbali, a young Palestinian from Damascus, crosses the border into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa, in search of his grandparents’ lost homeland. He carries in his pocket a rare blue diamond
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The Diamond Setter

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by Moshe Sakal ...

Translated by Jessica Cohen ...

Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a ... Read more

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Inspired by true events, this best-selling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles and family secrets across generations and borders.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ancient port city of Jaffa in search of his roots. In his pocket is a piece of a
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The Diamond Setter

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Inspired by true events, this bestselling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the ... Read more

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Inspired by true events, this bestselling Israeli novel traces a complex web of love triangles, homoerotic tensions, and family secrets across generations and borders, illuminating diverse facets of life in the Middle East.The uneventful life of a jeweler from Tel Aviv changes abruptly in 2011 after Fareed, a handsome young man from Damascus, crosses illegally into Israel and makes his way to the
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Soldier in the Sinai

A General's Account of the Yom Kippur War

by Emanuel Sakal ...

Translated by Moshe Tlamim ...

Series series Foreign Military Studies
In surprise attacks on Israel in October 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Israeli-held Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, igniting what became known as the Yom Kippur War. In the north, Israel succeeded in blocking the Syrian advance, but in the south, it failed to achieve an operational decision in the defense campaign. In Soldier in the Sinai, mobile and ... Read more

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In surprise attacks on Israel in October 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Israeli-held Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, igniting what became known as the Yom Kippur War. In the north, Israel succeeded in blocking the Syrian advance, but in the south, it failed to achieve an operational decision in the defense campaign. In Soldier in the Sinai, mobile and
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Damascus Countdown

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Book 3 in the bestselling 3-book espionage and spy thriller series that has sold 700,000 copies!" Damascus Countdown is fantastic! Rosenberg always keeps me riveted."—Rush Limbaugh, radio hostThis time, all eyes are not just on Iran, but on Syria as well.Israel has successfully launched a first strike on Iran, taking out all of their nuclear sites and six of their nuclear warheads—and causin... ... Read more

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Book 3 in the bestselling 3-book espionage and spy thriller series that has sold 700,000 copies!" Damascus Countdown is fantastic! Rosenberg always keeps me riveted."—Rush Limbaugh, radio hostThis time, all eyes are not just on Iran, but on Syria as well.Israel has successfully launched a first strike on Iran, taking out all of their nuclear sites and six of their nuclear warheads—and causin...
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Mornings in Jenin

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by susan abulhawa ...

“A major writer of our time.” —Alice WalkerThe 20th anniversary edition of one of the biggest contributions to anglophone Palestinian literature, with over a million copies sold worldwide, featuring a new introduction from Maaza Mengiste.Mornings in Jenin tells the “powerful and passionate” (Michael Palin, actor and bestselling author) story of Amal, one of three Palestinian siblings, born in the ... Read more

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“A major writer of our time.” —Alice WalkerThe 20th anniversary edition of one of the biggest contributions to anglophone Palestinian literature, with over a million copies sold worldwide, featuring a new introduction from Maaza Mengiste.Mornings in Jenin tells the “powerful and passionate” (Michael Palin, actor and bestselling author) story of Amal, one of three Palestinian siblings, born in the
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Secret Son

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by Laila Lalami ...

A literary novel about a young man fighting for his future in poverty-stricken Morocco.Raised by his mother in a one-room house in the slums of Casablanca, Youssef El Mekki has always had big dreams of living another life in another world. Suddenly his dreams are within reach when he discovers that his father—whom he'd been led to believe was dead—is very much alive. A wealthy businessman, he ... Read more

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A literary novel about a young man fighting for his future in poverty-stricken Morocco.Raised by his mother in a one-room house in the slums of Casablanca, Youssef El Mekki has always had big dreams of living another life in another world. Suddenly his dreams are within reach when he discovers that his father—whom he'd been led to believe was dead—is very much alive. A wealthy businessman, he
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The Book of Disappearance

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by Ibtisam Azem ...

Series series Middle East Literature In Translation
What if all the Palestinians in Israel simply disappeared one day? What would happen next? How would Israelis react? These unsettling questions are posed in Azem’s powerfully imaginative novel. Set in contemporary Tel Aviv forty eight hours after Israelis discover all their Palestinian neighbors have vanished, the story unfolds through alternating narrators, Alaa, a young Palestinian man who ... Read more

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What if all the Palestinians in Israel simply disappeared one day? What would happen next? How would Israelis react? These unsettling questions are posed in Azem’s powerfully imaginative novel. Set in contemporary Tel Aviv forty eight hours after Israelis discover all their Palestinian neighbors have vanished, the story unfolds through alternating narrators, Alaa, a young Palestinian man who
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Dancing in the Mosque

An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son

by Homeira Qaderi ...

A moving memoir about one mother's unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.A People Book of the WeekA Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the Year"A modern-day Sophie's Choice , this memoir about a mother's love for her child and country... ... Read more

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A moving memoir about one mother's unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.A People Book of the WeekA Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the Year"A modern-day Sophie's Choice , this memoir about a mother's love for her child and country...
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Tasting the Sky

A Palestinian Childhood

by Ibtisam Barakat ...

"A spare elegant memoir. . . . The immediacy of the child's viewpoint . . . depicts both conflict and daily life without exploitation or sentimentality." — Booklist, starred review"When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says. "It hides inside us . . . Just forget!"But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember.In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the ... Read more

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"A spare elegant memoir. . . . The immediacy of the child's viewpoint . . . depicts both conflict and daily life without exploitation or sentimentality." — Booklist, starred review"When a war ends it does not go away," my mother says. "It hides inside us . . . Just forget!"But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember.In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the
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Dancing in the Mosque

An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son

by Homeira Qaderi ...

A People Book of the Week & a Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the YearAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions. With the city and the ... Read more

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A People Book of the Week & a Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the YearAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions. With the city and the
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Pieces

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"Pieces" is a never-ending story, one that cannot be erased from memory. It is the cry of Gaza that still echoes between the walls of demolished houses, the pain of Jerusalem that refuses to subside, and the longing of Jaffa that will not die."Pieces" is a written testimony of pain, loss, and unwavering resilience. Through its poems, it tells the tragedies of the war of extermination in Gaza, but ... Read more

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"Pieces" is a never-ending story, one that cannot be erased from memory. It is the cry of Gaza that still echoes between the walls of demolished houses, the pain of Jerusalem that refuses to subside, and the longing of Jaffa that will not die."Pieces" is a written testimony of pain, loss, and unwavering resilience. Through its poems, it tells the tragedies of the war of extermination in Gaza, but
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