"All the Rivers touched a raw nerve in Israeli society. The book tries to address the Jewish fear of losing our identi…"

"Despite the incessant efforts to caricature “the other” as demonic and boorish; despite the attempts to persuade us t…"

"Through all those years Marcelle had confused Yoel with the imaginary heroes that her sad eyes cut out of the romance…"

"Someone was at the door. I was vacuuming, with Nirvana on the stereo at full volume, and the polite doorbell chirps h…"

"The hoarseness of my voice echoes in my ears as if from another era: "I have to leave...." (chapter 7)"

"yesterday, in cafés and bars and streets all over town, thousands of other young couples had met, men and women whose…"

"Although I was exhausted, it took a long time to fall asleep. Hilmi had dropped off long ago, but my mind hummed with…"

"Quiet hours and long talks, awash in each other... (ch 14)"

"Those frozen December days, the last days of 2002, come back to me years later slightly blurred, shining through the …"

"Israel's collective consciousness, which was the cornerstone of the foundation of the Zionist state 53 years ago and …"