I think this book title would benefit from being suffixed with "???♀️", as that would better represent the complexity of the vexed Israel/Palestine question.
In 2007, Sarah, an American secular Jew, took advantage of an Israeli government programme which pays for non-Israeli Jewish people to take a Birthright Tour to acquaint themselves with the country. Sarah finds some validation of her critical view of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, ⬇️
I can understand why many people find this book unsatisfactory as it covers but doesn't clarify the geopolitical issues & provides no answers, but I don't think that was Glidden's intent. I found it a highly personal, honest & emotional exploration of her conflicted thoughts & feelings, in which she doesn't flinch from portraying her own failings. 4⭐ 6mo