{"product_id":"secrets-i-wont-take-with-me-home-war-and-the-struggle-for-peace-in-israel-paperback-softback-9780817362027","title":"Secrets I Won't Take with Me; Home, War, and the Struggle for Peace in Israel (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817362027","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSecrets I Won't Take with Me\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHome, War, and the Struggle for Peace in Israel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYossi Beilin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817362027\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages, 16 images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Yossi Beilin has always been ahead of his time and invariably right. . . . Defying the critics and the extremists, he has refused to concede ground in the search for peace. This book is a welcome self-portrait of a hero of our time.\" —Dan Kurtzer, U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In this excellent autography, Yossi takes the reader inside two of his great life initiatives—the Oslo Peace Process and the Birthright Israel Project. This book is both historically important and a hopeful lesson . . . of how much one person can make a big difference for his country and the world.\" —Senator Joseph Lieberman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Beilin's] creative mind always tried to better Israel and the Jewish people—whether it was to bring peace closer to Israel and the Mideast or to strengthen Jewish identity and pride. He is a blessing to Israel and the Jewish people. For those who care for Israel and for Jewish continuity, reading Yossi's life story is a pleasant obligation.\"—Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 1987–2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Israeli political leader’s riveting first-hand account of pivotal moments from recent Israeli history, including the Oslo Peace Accords, the founding of the Birthright Initiative, the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the rise of the Israeli far right, and more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSecrets I Won't Take with Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Yossi Beilin, a key Israeli political and ministerial leader, offers an intimate and candid memoir that chronicles pivotal events in the nation’s recent history. From the crucible of its founding to the complexities of the modern era, Beilin reveals an insider’s perspective and previously undocumented insights about the events that have and continue to shape Israel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Beginning his career as an academic and a journalist, Beilin became the spokesperson of the Labor Party in 1977. Among his many career highlights include the chairmanship of the Meretz-Yachad Party, Minister of Justice, Minister of Religious Affairs, and Deputy Finance Minister, and perhaps most significantly, as Deputy Foreign Minister during the Israel-PLO Oslo Peace Accords. As a key architect of the Oslo Peace Accords, he shares unprecedented details of the negotiations that defined an era. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Beyond diplomacy, Beilin illuminates his role in shaping Israel’s identity, from steering Israel away from its alliance with apartheid South Africa to the foundation of the influential Birthright program. With unflinching honesty, Beilin navigates the triumphs and tragedies of a nation, from the euphoria of the Six-Day War to the heartbreak of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. A deeply personal memoir of one man’s life interwoven with a nation’s, Beilin’s stunning account of his career serves as a masterful \u003ci\u003etour d’horizon\u003c\/i\u003e of Israel’s recent past and evolving future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. Angry at Herzl \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2. “I Just Don’t Want Him to Grow Up to Be a Show-Off” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3. “Father, I’m Not Going with You!” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 4. Love Doesn’t Diminish When You Divide It \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 5. Cupping Glasses for the Living \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 6. Playing a Silent Cardboard Piano \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 7. The Little Star from Lodz \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 8. I’m Sure You Already Know—There’s Going to Be a War \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 9. Like a Cup of Coffee with King David \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 10. A Child of the Establishment \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 11. Just Don’t Get Involved in Politics \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 12. It’s Not the Time to Hesitate \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 13. All-Out War \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 14. A New Political Forum—Mashov \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 15. Suddenly in the Holy of Holies \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 16. Do You Know Where Shimon Is? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 17. The Brief Golden Age of Peace \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 18. Schlemiels and Schlimazels \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 19. “It’s Unthinkable That a Lowly Bureaucrat Is Shaping Israel’s Policies” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 20. The Sextet vs. the Old Guard \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 21. A Meeting at a Monastery \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 22. The Dismantlers, Inc. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 23. When Avrasha Returned Home \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 24. The “Secret” Sextet in Cairo \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 25. Oslo at Tandoori \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 26. Better If Arafat Is Here, and Not in Tunisia \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 27. “What If We Propose a Permanent Accord Straightaway?” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 28. An Engagement, Not a Marriage \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 29. A TÊte-À-TÊte with Arafat \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 30. Erekat’s Astonishing Request \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 31. Don’t Leave Us with Half a Party! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 32. Opening the Locked Door in the Palace \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 33. Yossi, We Have a Trump Card Here! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 34. Turn on the TV, Rabin’s Been Shot! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 35. No Positions, Only Principles \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 36. How Do We Get Out of Lebanon? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 37. Hoo Ha—Look Who’s Coming \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 38. Pursuing Justice \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 39. The Horses Have Already Left the Stables \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 40. Like a Fellini Film at Taba \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 41. There’s Someone to Talk with \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 42. Two Farewells \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Afterword \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhotographs follow page 000.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702469062936,"sku":"9780817362027","price":22.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/secrets-i-wont-take-with-me-home-war-and-the-struggle-for-peace-in-israel-paperback-softback-9780817362027","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}