In From Beirut to Jerusalem, Thomas L. Friedman of THE BRAND NEW York Times, writer of The Lexus and the Olive Tree, provides drawn on his decade in the Middle East to produce the most trenchant, vivid, and thought-provoking reserve yet on the spot.

No issue in worldwide politics continues to be more hotly debated than the Arab-Israeli turmoil. And no reporter has lighted both the turmoil and the rhythms of life in the centre East with an increase of immediacy and brilliance than Tom Friedman, double champion of about From Beirut to Jerusalem the Pulitzer Award for international reporting. Extremism, terrorism, fundamentalism on right and left, Friedman puts all of the operative currents into perspective with an inimitable specificity and clarity.

On Friedman’s personal remarkable trip from Beirut to Jerusalem, he writes, ‘This is a publication about the people in Beirut and Jerusalem themselves, who were going right through remarkably very similar identification crises. Each was caught in challenging between the fresh ideas, the brand new relationships, the brand new nations these were aiming to build for future years, and the ancient memories, ancient passions, and historic feuds that kept dragging them back into the past.’ From Beirut to Jerusalem is a major function of reportage, a much needed platform for understanding the Middle East, last night, today, and tomorrow.