Herzl's Nightmare

Peter Rodgers
March 2005     ISBN: 156025694X

This important new study by acclaimed journalist Peter Rodgers shows how little the dynamics of the Israel-Palestine conflict have actually changed. For Rodgers, today's antagonisms and falsehoods are eerily reminiscent of yesteryear's. In lucid prose, he explains how much the present self-righteous intransigence on both sides owes to what went before.

In this timely book, Rodgers draws from his experience as a former ambassador to Israel to offer an illuminating narrative of the ongoing conflict. This book is a challenge to those who would contrive too-easy solutions to a deeply complex problem. It conveys the tragedy of a conflict in which the recurring themes are those of lies and hypocrisy, demonizing enmity and a stubborn refusal to acknowledge the other's history and perspective.

Peter Rodgers is a former Australian ambassador to Israel and is now a consultant on foreign affairs, defense, and trade. His commentary on Middle Eastern affairs appears regularly in the Australian press. He is the winner of the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award for his reporting on East Timor.