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Presents the memoirs of Valerie Zenatti, who at eighteen, enlisted in the Israeli army, endured harsh conditions and surroundings, and participated in top secret missions for the Israeli Secret Service, and describes her French-Jewish heritage and personal struggles.

A collection of autobiographical stories in which thirty-six men, women, boys, and girls, including Israeli Jews and Palestinians, discuss what it is like to grow up in the midst of war.

Avramik, a young Holocaust survivor, has difficulties adjusting to life on a kibbutz in the days before the first Arab-Israeli War.

Each time Chicken Man is moved into a new job on the kibbutz, someone else wants to take that job instead, and the chickens suffer as a consequence.

A biography of Golda Meir, one of the founders of the state of Israel, discussing her childhood in anti-Semetic Russia, her years in the United States, and her accomplishments as a political leader.

Presents the opposing viewpoints on the issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Chronicles the life of Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, discussing the Six-Day War and Olmert's entry into politics, and examines Israel's challenges for the future.

Describes the foods, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and ingredients of Israeli cooking, and includes recipes for sabich, hummus, and hamin.

Profiles the first leader of Israel to make a peace treaty with an Arab country.

A biography of Ariel Sharon, the man who was re-elected Prime Minister of Israel in January 2003.