Personal Witness: Israel through My Eyes

by Abba Eban

A companion volume to a new PBS series traces the history of Israel through its four decades of fluctuating fortunes, political turmoil, various leaders, and continuing culture. 60,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo. TV tie-in.

Genres: History, Memoir

671 pages, Hardcover

First published November 13, 1992

About the author

South African-born Israeli politician Abba Eban served as first permanent delegate of Israel to the United Nations from 1949 to 1959, as ambassador to the United States from 1950 to 1959, and as foreign minister from 1966 to 1974.

This diplomat worked as a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages.

In his career, he served as affairs, education, deputy prime minister. He also served as vice president of the General Assembly of the United Nations and as president of the Weizmann institute of science.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Eban

Reviews

[Joel]

Abba Evan writs a wonderful history of the state of Israel from before its founding with Chaim Weitzman and the UN and Truman through the wars and the boycotts and the development of the settler movement to the Baker peace agreements after the gulf war. Abba Eban, the diplomat and man of letters, is there from the beginning and almost until the end.

[Stephen Hoffman]

An eloquent look in to the story of Israel from a person who lived through many of its trials and tribulations before he died.

[John]

very easy to follow and very complete but no more Israel history for me , at least not next year or so

[Shawn]

A was unable to finish this. The beginning was interesting but it got really boring near the end.