Ambassador michael oren biography of abraham
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A detailed account mostly political of the lead up to the six day war (beginning in ) and continuing for about five years after the war. It has a very academic flavor the author seems to like LBJ (?) and dislike Dayan. He does present some Arab sources and a few from the soviets
Well worth reading
I saw Mr Oren on the I24news network and his analysis of the current Israeli/Hamas situation so impressed me that I wanted to find out who he was. I then learnt that he has written several non-fiction books and two fictions.
n an extremely well written book Michael Oren has provided an in depth and remarkably honest analysis of ongoing tensions between the Obama administration and Israel.
Un livre passionnant, un roman a la fois sur la deuxieme guerre mondiale et sur l amitie durable creee entre les combattants. Difficile de le poser
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Source: Foreign Policy
Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States, has just done something utterly unremarkable. He has written a memoir about his time in Washington. Few literary forms have so thoroughly earned the neglect diplomatic memoirs typically receive. That is because most diplomats are neither writers nor are they willing to reveal anything the least bit controversial. As a result, the books are a snooze, and they come and go without stirring the faintest reaction.
Oren’s book, however, has triggered a firestorm of reaction. The U.S. Secretary of State has denounced it, as has the U.S. ambassador to Israel. The head of Oren’s own political party in Israel — Oren now serves in the Knesset — has sent a letter of apology for the book to the U.S. government. And op-eds that Oren has written to promote the book — one in the Wall Street Journal, one in the Los Angeles Times, and one right here at Foreign Policy — have each triggered controversy an
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Michael Oren
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Former Israeli Ambassador, Member of Knesset and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office
Ambassador, New York Times best selling author, Historian, and Israeli leader, Michael Oren combines knowledge of the past with insights into international relations to explore Israel, the mittpunkt East, amerika, and the Jewish world.
Statesman, historian, and parliamentarian, Ambassador Michael Oren has devoted his life to serving Israel and the Jewish people around the world.
As a Member of Knesset and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, he interacted with utländsk leaders and defended Israel in the media. He spearheaded efforts to strengthen Israel-Diaspora relations, to develop the Golan Heights, and to kamp BDS . As Chairman of a classified subcommittee, he dealt with some of Israel’s most sensitive security issues.
Prior to that, for nearly five years, Oren served as Israel&#;s Ambassador to the United States. He was instr