num_pages: 336
description: During the first Palestinian uprising in 1990, Jeffrey Goldberg – an American Jew – served as a guard at the largest prison camp in Israel. One of his prisoners was Rafiq, a rising leader in the PLO. Overcoming their fears and prejudices, the two men began a dialogue that, over more than a decade, grew into a remarkable friendship. Now an award-winning journalist, Goldberg describes their relationship and their confrontations over religious, cultural, and political differences; through these discussions, he attempts to make sense of the conflicts in this embattled region, revealing the truths that lie buried within the animosities of the Middle East.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide
titlecomplete: Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide
genres: History, Religion, Jewish, Biography Memoir, Israel, Memoir, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 278
places: The United States of America, Israel
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Knopf