This was slow getting started but quickly became hard to put down. It dragged for me around the chapter on the club scene but picked up again thereafter.

I knew very little about Israeli history before this and was never terribly interested, but this author made it interesting and informative, and several things I've heard about for years on the news make considerably more sense now. I think he may have changed my views on one current international situation too - he's certainly given me food for thought.

The author interviews people on all sides of the various conflicts and is sympathetic with both Israelis and Palestinians. Well worth reading.