Like Water in a Dry Land: Journey into Modern Israel - Hardcover

Selby, Bettina

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9780006279426: Like Water in a Dry Land: Journey into Modern Israel

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ISBN 10: 0006279422 ISBN 13: 9780006279426

Publisher: Zondervan, 1996

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In December 1994, at a time of intense political initiative for peace in the Middle East, Bettina Selby set off on a journey from Cyprus to the Holy Land. Riding her bicycle wherever possible, she travelled through Lebanon, Syria and Jordan to Jerusalem. Her final destination was a city she knew and loved, so much so that the political turmoil of recent years had made her unwilling to return.
What begins as an enjoyable and quirky travelogue fast becomes a compelling critique of middle eastern politics, and its historical and religious foundations. In clear and lyrical prose, Bettina Selby has produced a fascinating account of her travels and a valuable contribution to our understanding of the modern Holy Land.

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Originally published in 1996 and now available in paperback, an account of travel writer Bettina Selby's 1994 bicycle journey from Cyprus to Jerusalem which includes her observations about political conflict in Israel, as well as information about her audiences with Arab and Jewish leaders.

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