Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad | Caroline Glick

Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad | Caroline Glick | A must-read for those who want to understand what's really at stake for Israel and the West in the battle against global terror

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	Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad Caroline Glick Gefen Publishing House, 2008 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Powerfully insightful analysis of Israel's security situation

Caroline Glick has for the past several years written a regular column for 'The Jerusalem Post'. This book is a collection of those columns organized in ten chapters: 1) The War Against Israel 2) The War Against the Free World 3) Israel Alone 4) The Threat of Destruction 5) Israel's Suicide Attempt 6) The Battle for Hearts and Minds 7) Contemporary Thought Police 8) European Betrayal 9) An Israeli in Iraq 10) A Light unto the Nations.
Glick is an incisive, well- informed original and tough writer. Her deep concern is for the security of Israel, and she has an extra- sensitive antenna in detecting dangers and threats. As a Harvard educated native of the United States who served for several years in the Israeli Defense Forces she has a deep knowledge of the political and military systems of both the United States and Israel and the relations between them. While in one sense this book focuses on Israeli security questions it is a must read for anyone who cares about the free world's fight against Terror.
As someone who has lived in Israel for many years I regard myself as fairly knowledgable about the Israeli - Arab conflict. But reading this work I learned and understood much I had not before.
Glick shows how mistaken the Bush strategy and execution has been in the War Against Terror. Embedded with the U.S. forces in Iraq at the beginning of its effort to depose Saddam Hussein she has followed the struggling American effort there closely. She here repeatedly writes about the Americans half- hearted war on Terror,in which they excluded as target a major force of Terror, the Palestinians. She shows how Israel and the United States have played the wrong game in believing withdrawal and concessions would lead to peace. She writes with anger and scorn at the withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza and how they brought neither Peace nor Security to Israel. She knows the Palestinian and Arab propaganda tactics inside out and exposes the way the Media repeatedly and perhaps in some cases willingly, falls for them. She is not at all reluctant to criticize Israeli leaders who have kept alive a phony peace partner, Abbas' PA instead of trying to make the best of the truth that the Palestinians at this stage are not ready for peace. She outlines clearly the mistakes made in the Lebanon War of summer 2006 and has harsh words for the phony accomplishments the Olmert government claimed afterwards. Glick is above all a truthseeker and truth- teller and the Truth she tells is often not very pleasant for Israelis themselves. But what is felt through every line she writes is her deep and passionate caring for the Jewish state.
These columns provide an up-to- date look at the ongoing struggle in one of the world's most vital areas. They are a must read for anyone who would truly understand the struggle Israel, the United States the free world as a whole are now engaged in.
I could not recommend this book more highly.

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A must-read for those who want to understand what's really at stake for Israel and the West in the battle against global terror

I completely agree with Shalom Freedman's assessment - Caroline B. Glick's "Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad" is required reading for anyone genuinely interested in a deeper understanding of what is at stake for Israel and the West in the fight against Global Terrorism. Ms. Glick, an incisive and perceptive writer, provides readers with a depth of analysis that most "experts" on the subject of the Arab-Israeli conflict never approach. Glick's writings challenge commonly-held misperceptions about the nature and status of the conflict(s) between Israel and her enemies, yet also raise important questions about Israel's relationship with allies such as the United States, and our places on the world stage. Every word of her writing "tells." I have found no author better informed on the subject than Caroline Glick, and quite possibly no volume better at analyzing the issues than "Shackled Warrior," a highly-readable collection of her work that is difficult to set aside. Five stars is not enough - highest recommendation.

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A Warning to the Western World

Caroline Glick realizes that we live in dangerous time. Sadly, many of our leaders and fellow citizens underestimate the threat of Islamic nihilism. Burying our heads into the sand will supposedly make the problem disappear. The intellectual virus of political correctness further hinders our ability to defeat our foes. Indeed, we are shackled warriors. Glick's warnings must not go unheeded. There may no be too much time left. This book is very important. You should obtain a copy as soon as possible.

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