acation there and take pictures with soldiers but never get a complete grasp of what the crisis is really about. The thousands of United States dollars that they donated are never turned away of course, they help promote the cause and fund the Jewish.As I mention prior I was pleasantly surprised to find that Friedman was reporting impartially and that his assessments of the Middle East were fair and evenhanded. The fact the Friedman is Jewish and American made me wonder, at the start, what type of Middle Eastern reporter he would be. In the start of the text he mentioned his passion Israel and how honored he felt that The New York Times allowed an American Jew to report on the happenings in the Middle East. I was surprised that The New York Times allowed him to. First of all, I thought that Friedman would have a basis opinion because he is Jewish and most probably side with the Israelites, but on the contrary, he actually seems almost apologetic when he describes the brutalness of the Israelites. The second reason that I noticed was that he is American and as I stated in my last paragraph, Americans have a narrow perceptive of the occurrence in the Middle East. Also what the media portrays is not always what is correct. We must remember that Israel is an ally to the United States and Americans should feel that they can do no wrong because the United States would never be a ally with a uncivil country. Friedmans reports are very interesting and that made for an easy read. He uses biography and personal stories to give us a better understanding of the crisis in the Middle East. This novel gave me more insight that any news show could ever give me. Friedmans unbiased account helps us decided for ourselves who we believe has the genuine right to be in the Holy Land. Friedman does not blame any of the countries that involved in the conflict; on the contrary he puts the partiality on the people. Friedman feels strongly about the...
