Liat Collins
Jerusalem Post, Aug. 25, 2024
“The perception of Netanyahu was that he was a complex and difficult-to-understand man – but that was the narrative of those who didn’t know him and didn’t work closely with him. He was an alpha male who was perfect for the job of prime minister …”
My Brother’s Keeper: Netanyahu, Obama, & the Year of Terror & Conflict that Changed the Middle East Forever: Ari Harow, Bombardier Books, 2024, 298 pages; $30
Israel’s equivalent of the White House West Wing is “The Aquarium” – the glass-walled inner sanctum of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Ari Harow was a big fish there. Reading his book, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the fictional characters and events of the popular TV drama The West Wing set in the seat of power in Washington.
In My Brother’s Keeper, Harow offers a riveting account of his experiences and insights from his time working closely with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as political chief of staff and other top positions. The focus is on the tumultuous period marked by the strained relations with US president Barack Obama (2009-2017), but it also takes us through various momentous events, not necessarily in chronological order.
The book begins with the events of the summer of 2014 – the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers; the massive search operation codenamed My Brother’s Keeper; the re-arrest of Hamas terrorists released in the Gilad Schalit deal; and the subsequent war with Hamas in Gaza known as Operation Protective Edge. … [To read the full article, clickhere]
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