From Beirut to Jerusalem is a book written by Thomas L. Friedman chronicling his days as a reporter in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and his journey in 1984 from Beirut to Jerusalem to cover unfolding events. The current updated version, published in 1995, includes a new chapter. It has received the National Book Award for nonfiction.

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From Beirut to Jerusalem is also a book by Swee Chai Ang, an orthopaedic surgeon who worked with civilians during the Lebanese Civil War. The book also details her eye-witness account of the Sabra and Shatila massacre. Dr. Ang, a graduate of the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Britain, testifed before the Kahan Commission. The commission was responsible for investigating the nature of the Israeli involvement in the massacre of perhaps 800 to 1000 Palestinians.^[1] Dr. Ang established a British charity following her first hand account of the massacres known as the Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) which she discusses in her work.

[edit] Criticisms

In a 1989 review of Friedman's book for The Village Voice, Edward Said criticized what he saw as a naive, arrogant, and orientalist account of the Israel-Palestine conflict.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Friedman, Thomas L., 1989, From Beirut to Jerusalem, New York: Doubleday, pp. 162-163.
2. ^ "The Orientalist Express: Thomas Friedman Wraps Up the Middle East," Village Voice, Vol. 36, No. 42, October 17, 1989

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