Peter Beinart's writing gave a wonderful discussion on why we as Jews need to come to terms with what it means to be Jewish. The Horrific attack from Hamas on the people of Israel and the resulting response from Israel on the area of Gaza to flush out Hamas has led to a division among many jewish family and friends. Peter's argument for the future of being Jewish includes a great understanding of history, the Jewish faith and morality. Israeli Jews and Palestinians deserve to live without fear from each other and with equality. This is a must read.

Excellent book blending current events, history, and Jewish theology. I don’t really know what else to say about this except: read it, it’s short, and it’s good.

At just under 100 pages long, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza is a short read. It is also thoroughly researched and annotated (there are forty pages of citations and references), well balanced and beautifully written, and very clearly extraordinarily meaningful to the author. I am far from expert on the Middle East, and in fact, having spent a significant amount of time there both in my youth and in adulthood, I am of the opinion that anyone who claims to be an “expert” on the Middle East is a fool. I learned a lot about the region, its history, and its people in my time there, and I still found myself stopping to highlight passages or jot down notes after virtually every page of the first half of the book. There is a wealth of information buried in these pages, and if you can read it and not hear the author’s heart break for Palestinian liberation and Jewish enlightenment both… well, one of us may have a hearing problem.
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At just under 100 pages long, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza is a short read, but it can’t be said to be a quick one. I can only imagine the ugliness that Beinart has faced for having the courage to voice these opinions, but his is a voice that absolutely should be heard. 4.5⭐️