Excerpts of letters from readers

“You’ve provided a handbook to understanding that conflict through a narrative arc of the story that connects two extraordinary individuals– it’s literally the single book I would hand to any American correspondent going out to cover the region now…I’ve made sure the guys in TIME’s Jerusalem bureau are reading it…” Tony Karon, New York, NY “I’m a South African Jewish writer/editor at Time magazine, a teenage Zionist turned activist of the ANC for the last decade of the struggle, who maintains a vaguely obsessive interest in Israel and the Palestinians (largely because of that background and experience)…”

“… brilliantly written… two of the hardest histories, held together with so much kindness, compassion, balance and respect… a beautiful treasure and a gift to the world… Thank you… A thousand Shukrans…” Ibtisam Barakat, i_barakat@yahoo.com, author of Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood, - Columbia, Missouri - USA

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Blogs discuss The Lemon Tree

“… a great piece of literary non-fiction. …Dalia and Bashir’s story encapsulates the conflict in a way that has never been told before. Fears and hopes are confronted when the two discover how much they belong, yearn to remain in and love the same home, the same land. The book is a must read not only to understand in more human, and humane, terms the roots of the conflict, but also because it shows that co-existence is possible if people are free from the power structures of oppression that damage both sides.” Post Global

“You may know Dalia’s story from The Lemon Tree, the powerful, must-read book by journalist Sandy Tolan.” Shalom Rav , Blogthoughts by Rabbi Brant Rosen

“…The history of the conflict is condensed in the clearest of manners… even the smallest of details has been checked for accuracy… There is a segment on the Clinton-Arafat-Barak talks that is extremely interesting, with details that are fascinating, fully verified and quite surprising. Tolan’s presentation of this event is the best I have yet read…” Peace Palestine

“the most important book you may ever read on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....Dalia Eshkenazi, like me and hundreds of thousands of other Jewish kids around the world, grew up believing that the Palestinians had simply fled their homes in 1948, miraculously making way for a Jewish State…” Rootless Cosmopolitan

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