{"product_id":"an-improbable-friendship-the-remarkable-lives-of-israeli-ruth-dayan-and-palestinian-raymonda-tawil-and-their-forty-year-peace-mission-9781948924177","title":"An Improbable Friendship: The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission","description":"\u003cb\u003eA True Story of Friendship and Faith in the Face of Insurmountable Hatred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Improbable Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e is the dual biography of Israeli Ruth Dayan, now over one hundred, who was Moshe Dayan's wife for thirty-seven years, and Palestinian journalist Raymonda Tawil, Yasser Arafat's mother-in-law, now seventy-eight. It reveals for the first time the two women's surprising and secret forty-year friendship and delivers the story of their extraordinary and turbulent lives growing up in a war-torn country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on personal interviews, diaries, and journals drawn from both women--Ruth lives today in Tel Aviv, Raymonda in Malta--author Anthony David delivers a fast-paced, fascinating narrative that is a beautiful story of reconciliation and hope in a climate of endless conflict. By experiencing their stories and following their budding relationship, which began after the Six-Day War in 1967, we learn the behind-the-scenes, undisclosed history of the Middle East's most influential leaders from two prominent women on either side of the ongoing conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn award-winning biographer and historian, Anthony David brings us the story of unexpected friendship while he discovers the true pasts of two outstanding women. Their story gives voice to Israelis and Palestinians caught in the Middle East conflict and holds a persistent faith in a future of peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948924177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Anthony David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207161671861,"sku":"9781948924177","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fb6c2e22-d441-45dc-a55a-3e59340ab97f.jpg?v=1716907744","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-improbable-friendship-the-remarkable-lives-of-israeli-ruth-dayan-and-palestinian-raymonda-tawil-and-their-forty-year-peace-mission-9781948924177","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}