ForeWord Magazine
"This absorbing story of the unraveling of the
Middle East and the Persian Gulf includes interviews with the
political leaders, diplomats, and intelligence agents who have
tried to avoid, or who have contributed to these failures."
Kirkus
From Enderlin, the Middle East bureau chief for France 2, a
journalistic account of the current era of troubles in Israel and
Palestine.In the author’s view, the seating of Ariel Sharon’s
government in February 2001 signaled the end o
內容簡介:
"Enderlin meticulously chronicles the political and diplomatic
impasses...revealing the history of this former film noir through
interviews with the men who were its lead actors." —Le Monde
From Ariel Sharon''s ascent to power in February 2001 to the
Israel-Lebanon conflict in July 2006, the Middle East has seen the
most murderous years of a feud which is, today, half a century old.
After the monumental convergence of powers at Camp David, the world
watched with bated breath as hope for a peaceful resolution to the
long, bitter dispute between Israel and Palestine was lost in the
wake of the Intifada. Following years of searching for an end to
the bloodshed, how did the tragic blindness of both parties throw
this region into such chaos?
In The Lost Years, Charles Enderlin presents a scrupulous chronicle
of the Israeli and Palestinian descent into hell. Political leaders
and secret negotiators, military chiefs and CIA agents, Enderlin
has met them all–Israelis and Palestinians–and he accounts for all
sides, including U.S. and international involvement. He trails the
bad political calculations of the Palestinians, which led to the
defeat of Fatah and to the victory of the Islamists. And he exposes
Israel''s unilateral political approach and new military doctrines
that had disastrous consequences for both camps. Intifada,
September 11th, war in Iraq, the construction of the wall, the
withdrawal from Gaza, the end of the reigns of the two old
enemies–Arafat and Sharon–the electoral victory of Hamas, and the
war in Lebanon; Enderlin reveals the implacable logic at work
behind the crucial events of a confused period. The Lost Years, the
sequel to Enderlin''s bestselling book, Shattered Dreams, is an
essential work for those who try to understand without judging, but
still want to believe in peace.
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Charles Enderlin
Charles Enderlin has been the Bureau Chief for France 2 since 1990.
When Shattered Dreams Other Press, 2003 was first published in
France it was an immediate bestseller and led to a documentary
series aired worldwide. The Lost Years also became the basis for a
television documentary, “The Years of Blood,” to be aired in its
American version by the Discovery Times Channel and in its
international version by TV stations all over Europe. He has lived
in Jerusalem since 1968.
Suzanne Verderber
Suzanne Verderber is Associate Professor of English and Humanities
at Pratt Institute. She recently translated Jean-Michel Rabaté’s
The Ethics of the Lie and Charles Enderlin''s The Lost Years.