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An Israeli political leader's riveting first-hand account of pivotal moments from recent Israeli history, including the Oslo Peace Accords, the founding of the Birthright Initiative, the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, the rise of the Israeli far right, and more
In Secrets I Won't Take with Me, Yossi Beilin, a key Israeli political and ministerial leader, offers an intimate and candid memoir that chronicles pivotal events in the nation's recent history. From the crucible of its founding to the complexities of the modern era, Beilin reveals an insider's perspective and previously undocumented insights about the events that have and continue to shape Israel.
Beginning his career as an academic and a journalist, Beilin became the spokesperson of the Labor Party in 1977. Among his many career highlights include the chairmanship of the Meretz-Yachad Party, Minister of Justice, Minister of Religious Affairs, and Deputy Finance Minister, and perhaps most significantly, as Deputy Foreign Minister during the Israel-PLO Oslo Peace Accords. As a key architect of the Oslo Peace Accords, he shares unprecedented details of the negotiations that defined an era.
Beyond diplomacy, Beilin illuminates his role in shaping Israel's identity, from steering Israel away from its alliance with apartheid South Africa to the foundation of the influential Birthright program. With unflinching honesty, Beilin navigates the triumphs and tragedies of a nation, from the euphoria of the Six-Day War to the heartbreak of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. A deeply personal memoir of one man's life interwoven with a nation's, Beilin's stunning account of his career serves as a masterful tour d'horizon of Israel's recent past and evolving future.
Contents
Preface
1. Angry at Herzl
2. "I Just Don't Want Him to Grow Up to Be a Show-Off"
3. "Father, I'm Not Going with You!"
4. Love Doesn't Diminish When You Divide It
5. Cupping Glasses for the Living
6. Playing a Silent Cardboard Piano
7. The Little Star from Lodz
8. I'm Sure You Already Know—There's Going to Be a War
9. Like a Cup of Coffee with King David
10. A Child of the Establishment
11. Just Don't Get Involved in Politics
12. It's Not the Time to Hesitate
13. All-Out War
14. A New Political Forum—Mashov
15. Suddenly in the Holy of Holies
16. Do You Know Where Shimon Is?
17. The Brief Golden Age of Peace
18. Schlemiels and Schlimazels
19. "It's Unthinkable That a Lowly Bureaucrat Is Shaping Israel's Policies"
20. The Sextet vs. the Old Guard
21. A Meeting at a Monastery
22. The Dismantlers, Inc.
23. When Avrasha Returned Home
24. The "Secret" Sextet in Cairo
25. Oslo at Tandoori
26. Better If Arafat Is Here, and Not in Tunisia
27. "What If We Propose a Permanent Accord Straightaway?"
28. An Engagement, Not a Marriage
29. A TÊte-À-TÊte with Arafat
30. Erekat's Astonishing Request
31. Don't Leave Us with Half a Party!
32. Opening the Locked Door in the Palace
33. Yossi, We Have a Trump Card Here!
34. Turn on the TV, Rabin's Been Shot!
35. No Positions, Only Principles
36. How Do We Get Out of Lebanon?
37. Hoo Ha—Look Who's Coming
38. Pursuing Justice
39. The Horses Have Already Left the Stables
40. Like a Fellini Film at Taba
41. There's Someone to Talk with
42. Two Farewells
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Index
Photographs follow page 000.
