{"product_id":"embracing-israel-palestine-a-strategy-to-heal-and-transform-the-middle-east","title":"Embracing Israel\/Palestine: A Strategy to Heal and Transform the Middle East","description":"A major modern conundrum is how the Arab\/Israel conflict remains unresolved and, seemingly, unresolvable. In this inspirational book, Rabbi Michael Lerner suggests that a change in consciousness is crucial. With clarity and honesty, he examines how the mutual demonization and discounting of each sides' legitimate needs drive the debate, and he points to new ways of thinking that can lead to a solution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLerner emphasizes that this new approach to the issue requires giving primacy to love, kindness, and generosity. It calls for challenging the master narratives in both Israel and Palestine as well as the false idea that \"homeland security\" can be achieved through military, political, economic, or media domination. Lerner makes the case that a lasting peace must prioritize helping people on all sides (including Europe and the U.S.) and that real security is best achieved through an ethos of caring and generosity toward \"the other.\" As many spiritual leaders have taught, problems like these cannot be solved at the same level at which they originated--one must seek higher ground, and that becomes a central task for anyone who wants a sustainable peace. \u003ci\u003eEmbracing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIsrael\/Palestine \u003c\/i\u003eis written for those looking for positive, practical solutions to this ongoing dilemma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-201727\"\u003eMichael Lerner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.32w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583943076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1583943072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL034000\"\u003ePeace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS019000\"\u003eMiddle East | Israel \u0026amp; Palestine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest-selling author Michael Lerner, PhD, is the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun synagogue in San Francisco and the editor of \u003ci\u003eTikkun\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, one of the most respected intellectual\/cultural magazines in the Jewish world. Lerner, together with his then wife, founded \u003ci\u003eTikkun \u003c\/i\u003ein 1986 as \"the voice of Jewish liberals and progressives\" and as \"the alternative to \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the voices of Jewish conservatism.\" From the start, the magazine was dedicated to Jewish ethics and to healing and repair of the world. A frequent lecturer and scholar in residence at universities and synagogues around the United States, Canada, and England, Rabbi Lerner was, in 2001, awarded a special PEN Award for his stance in breaking the censorship that effectively exists around Israel-Palestinian matters in the U.S. media. In January of 2002 he founded The Tikkun Community, an international interfaith organization dedicated to peace, justice, non-violence, generosity, caring, love, and compassion, which he chairs with Cornel West. Each year, The Tikkun Community brings hundreds of people to Washington, DC, for a Teach-In to Congress on Middle East Peace. Over the years Lerner has been a guest on numerous national and international television shows, including \u003ci\u003eLarry King Live, \u003c\/i\u003e CNN News, \u003ci\u003eMeet the Press, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBill Moyers Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650514063597,"sku":"9781583943076","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_adf490ea-c145-4278-9187-b3ecec99f0b4.jpg?v=1649201783","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/embracing-israel-palestine-a-strategy-to-heal-and-transform-the-middle-east","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}