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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A bold, urgent appeal from the acclaimed columnist and political commentator, addressing one of the most important issues of our time

"In Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, Peter Beinart offers a model for writing a new story when inherited narratives no longer hold. . . . Stylistically restrained and uncompromising, the book stands as a brave and vital contribution to contemporary American intellectual life, challenging readers to reckon with the demands of justice, equity, and accountability in the face of one of the most consequential and divisive issues of our time." --Judges' Citation, PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction

In Peter Beinart's view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish religious tradition and warps our understanding of Israel and Palestine. After Gaza, where Jewish texts, history, and language have been deployed to justify mass slaughter and starvation, Beinart argues, Jews must tell a new story. After this war, whose horror will echo for generations, they must do nothing less than offer a new answer to the question: What does it mean to be a Jew?

Beinart imagines an alternate narrative, which would draw on other nations' efforts at moral reconstruction and a different reading of Jewish tradition. A story in which Israeli Jews have the right to equality, not supremacy, and in which Jewish and Palestinian safety are not mutually exclusive but intertwined. One that recognizes the danger of venerating states at the expense of human life.

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza is a provocative argument that will expand and inform one of the defining conversations of our time. It is a book that only Peter Beinart could write: a passionate yet measured work that brings together his personal experience, his commanding grasp of history, his keen understanding of political and moral dilemmas, and a clear vision for the future.

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  • Title Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning
  • Author Peter Beinart
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Publishing Group
  • Publication date 2025-01-28
  • ISBN 9780593803899 / 0593803892
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.79 x 5.35 x 0.95 in (19.79 x 13.59 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Category Religion - Judaism

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  • Booklist, 01/01/2025, Page 22
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PETER BEINART is professor of journalism and political science at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He is also editor at large of Jewish Currents, a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, an MSNBC political commentator, and a nonresident fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He writes the Beinart Notebook newsletter on Substack.com. He lives in New York with his family.

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