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The Global Stakes of
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Foreign policy will shape our future

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The Price of
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Unit 8200 and Israel’s social gap

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October 7th and
Israel’s Gaza Policy

Three years on, a transformed Israel

Oct292026

Could Israel Be Headed for Another Election?

By Michael Oren October 29, 2026

On the Boundless Insights podcast, Ambassador Michael Oren weighs whether Israel could return to the…

A detailed account mostly political of the lead up to the six day war (beginning in 1948 ) and continuing for about five years after the war. It has a very academic flavor the author seems to like LBJ (?) and dislike Dayan. He does present some Arab sources and a few from the soviets
Well worth reading

John StultsAmazon Review

I saw Mr Oren on the I24news network and his analysis of the current Israeli/Hamas situation so impressed me that I wanted to find out who he was. I then learnt that he has written several non-fiction books and two fictions.

Marilyn Z. TomlinsAmazon Review

n an extremely well written book Michael Oren has provided an in depth and remarkably honest analysis of ongoing tensions between the Obama administration and Israel.

M. D RobertsAmazon Review

Un livre passionnant, un roman a la fois sur la deuxieme guerre mondiale et sur l amitie durable creee entre les combattants. Difficile de le poser

BerendAmazon International Review

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