r/JewsOfConscience • u/Jche98 Jewish Anti-Zionist • 3d ago

Discussion - Flaired Users Only What book to give a Zionist?

My cousin is a Zionist. He made Aliyah and has served in the IDF in Gaza and Lebanon. He was in the brigade that responded to Oct 7 and lost one of his best friends to a Hamas bullet that day. I've spoken with him and he's open to learning more. I'm looking for a book to give him which is a very GENTLE introduction to an alternative viewpoint from Zionism, something that won't scare him. Can anyone recommend something.

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u/Time_Waister_137 Reconstructionist 3d ago

It’s almost 40 yrs old, but Flapan’s The Birth of Israel is an honest look at the very beguinnings.

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u/ContentChecker Jewish Anti-Zionist 3d ago

I love that book. It's a very helpful primer on 48'.

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