My New Middle East : Inside the Israeli Conundrum

My New Middle East is a compelling look into the personal experience of living in Israel and the human cost of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. Author Mati Milstein moved from the United States to Israel after graduating from college and served as an infantryman in the Israeli army. His autobiographical essays describe his military experiences and question some of the popular assumptions about Israel. Through his eyes, we are granted a thoughtful inside glimpse, sometimes tinged with Israeli humor, of a nation living in fear and wrestling with its own power. Throughout a decade of sometimes controversial dispatches, we see the author's evolving views of military service, occupation, the Palestinian people, the political process, and life in Israeli civil society.