Amir Tibon’s book tells a true story that reads like a thriller, while Gideon Levy presents a specific narrative that is challenging, particularly for supporters of Israel
Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their supporters carry placards showing images of their loved ones during a protest calling for a ceasefire and for their release near the Kirya area, in Tel Aviv, Israel, in October. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPAare both written by journalists at the liberal daily Ha’aretz, Israel’s paper of record, but the two books differ greatly in both content and style.
“This then is a very special war, a war that faces no opposition or criticism within Israel,” Levy writes. “Israel’s cruellest war has also turned out to be a war based on almost complete consensus. To most Israelis, everything became permissible and legitimate, even morally acceptable.” It’s been 18 years since Levy last visited Gaza but he remains a frequent visitor to the West Bank. The chapters describing the harsh daily reality of life under occupation are an eye-opener, if, at times, somewhat repetitive. Yes, the occupation is problematic: the question is, how to bring it to end without leading to more violence.
Tibon and his wife Miri were woken on the morning of October 7th by the whistling sounds of incoming mortar bombs, and rushed to the safe room, which doubles as the bedroom for their two young daughters, aged three and one. Gali, Noam’s wife insisted on joining him on the dangerous trip south and on driving so that Noam could use his phone in an effort to try make contact with other generals he knew. Close to Gaza they picked up a desperate young couple fleeing for their lives from the Nova music festival, which had also come under attack from Hamas gunmen. The parents drove through fields to avoid Israeli police roadblocks as officers blocked all roads to what was by now a war zone.
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