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Arab stereotype portrays the Jew as a brutal, violent coward. The Jewish stereotype portrays the Arab as a primitive creature of animal vengeance and cruel desires. In this monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning work, revised in 2002, David Shipler delves into the origins of these prejudices that have been intensified by war, terrorism, and nationalism. Shipler examines the process of indoctrination, the far-ranging effects of socioeconomic differences, and the historical conflicts between Islam and Judaism.

More than a decade ago, the historian Tony Judt considered whether the behavior of Israel was becoming not only "bad for Israel itself" but also, on a wider scale, "bad for the Jews." Under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, this issue has grown ever more urgent. In The State of Israel vs. the Jews, veteran journalist Sylvain Cypel addresses it in depth, exploring Israel's rightward shift on the international scene and with regard to the diaspora.

In an extensive examination of this impassioned debate, Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman find that the president was neither savior nor bystander. In FDR and the Jews, they draw upon many new primary sources to offer an intriguing portrait of a consummate politician - compassionate but also pragmatic - struggling with opposing priorities under perilous conditions.

A scion of the Protestant elite, Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely ally of the waves of impoverished Jewish newcomers who crowded the docks at Ellis Island. Yet from his earliest years he forged ties with Jews never before witnessed in a president. American Maccabee traces Roosevelt's deep connection with the Jewish people at every step of his dazzling ascent. But it also reveals a man of contradictions whose checkered approach to Jewish issues was no less conflicted than the nation he led.

In War Against the Jews: How to End Hamas Barbarism, Alan Dershowitz—#1 New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s most respected legal scholars—explains why the horrific attack of Oct 7 and Israel’s just response changes everything.

'This is an important and necessary book by a superb and subtle writer. There's no one more qualified to write it than Jake Wallis Simons, both as ground-breaking Middle East security correspondent and Editor of the Jewish Chronicle. It analyses the often prejudiced coverage and intense scrutiny...

"Both Feeling Threatened, American Muslims and Jews Join Hands" is from the December 05, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Laurie Goodstein and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"19 Yemeni Jews Arrive in Israel, Closing Secret Rescue Operation" is from March 21, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Deep Rifts Among Israeli Jews Are Found in Religion Survey" is from the March 08, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Obama to Honor Americans' Wartime Efforts to Save Jews during Holocaust" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Mapping the Holocaust: How Jews Were Taken to Their Final Destinations" is from the May 05, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Kristi Burns.