During the first Palestinian uprising in 1990, Jeffrey
Goldberg – an American Jew – served as a guard at the largest
prison camp in Israel. One of his prisoners was Rafiq, a rising
leader in the PLO. Overcoming their fears and prejudices, the two
men began a dialogue that, over more than a decade, grew into a
remarkable friendship. Now an award-winning journalist, Goldberg
describes their relationship and their confrontations over
religious, cultural, and political differences; through these
discussions, he attempts to make sense of the conflicts in this
embattled region, revealing the truths that lie buried within the
animosities of the Middle East.
關於作者:
Jeffrey Goldberg is the Washington correspondent of The New
Yorker; he was Middle East correspondent from 2000-2005.
Previously he covered the Middle East for The New York Times
Magazine. He has also written for The Forward, The Jerusalem
Post, and The Washington Post. His awards include a
National Magazine Award in Reporting, an Overseas Press Club Award
for Human Rights Reporting, and selection as International
Investigative Journalist of the Year by the International
Consortium of Investigative Journalists. He served as a Public
Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars in Washington. He is married and has three children.