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<div><p><b>A revealing memoir by the Israeli leader who almost made peace with the Palestinians</b></p><p>Written almost entirely from inside a prison cell, <i>Searching for Peace</i> is the compelling memoir of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert.</p><p>The child of parents who were members of the Irgun, the paramilitary group that fought for the establishment of Israel, Olmert became the youngest member of the Israeli Knesset in 1973, serving in the right-wing Likud party. He rose quickly in the party, serving in national government before being elected mayor of Jerusalem in 1993.</p><p>As mayor he overcame decades of municipal malaise, inertia, and waves of terror attacks to bring huge improvements in the city’s infrastructure, education, and welfare. Although a child of the Israeli right, it was during his mayoralty that he realized the inevitability of compromise and the need to divide the city in any future peace agreement with the Palestinians.</p><p>Olmert rejoined the national government in 2003 as a top aide to then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. After Sharon suffered a debilitating stroke in 2006, Olmert took over as acting prime minister, then led Sharon’s new centr

Author

Ehud Olmert; Project Muse

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780815738923