Dimensions
165 x 240 x 35mm
A Blood-Dimmed Tide is concerned with the diverse impacts of the establishment in Palestine in 1948 of the state of Israel, and the conflicts, personalities and ideas which have been brought with it. The problems and wars of the region seemed intractable even before Israel was founded: since then, resolving them has been one of the dominant concerns of governments all over the world. 'What opportunites for making peace were there between Israel and the Arabs after 1948? After 1967? Or 1973?' asks Elon. 'Were there none? Which, if any, were missed by conscious design, ignorance or miscalculation?'