The Israeli Mind Ho the Israeli National Character Shapes Our World [Hardcover]

Israelis are bold and visionary, passionate and generous. But they can also be grandiose and self-absorbed. Emerging from the depths of Jewish history and the drama of the Zionist rebellion against it, they have a deeply conflicted identity. They are willing to sacrifice themselves for the collective, but also to sacrifice that very collective for a higher, and likely unattainable, ideal. Resolving these internal conflicts and coming to terms with the trauma of the Holocaust are imperative to Israel's survival as a nation and to the stability of the world.
Alon Gratch, a clinical psychologist whose family has lived in Israel for generations, is uniquely positioned to confront these issues. Like the Israeli psyche that Gratch details,The Israeli Mindis both intimate and universal. Intelligent and forthright, compassionate but sometimes maddening, it is an utterly compelling read. Drawing on a broad cultural and historical canvas, and weaving in the author's personal and professional experience,The Israeli Mindpresents a provocative, first-hand portrait of the Israeli national character.

An Israeli-American psychologist examines his native nation's state of mind and its disproportional impact on the Middle East and the global community.Dr. Alon Gratch is an Israeli-born, New York-based clinical psychologist, organizational consultant, and author. He has been on the faculty of Columbia University and worked with clients such as Pepsi, Chase Manhattan Bank, Nikko Hotels International, and the NFL. Dr. Gratch is the author of two previous books, the international bestsellerIf Men Could Talk, which was translated into 25 languages, andIf Love Could Think. He has written for both academic and popular publications, includingThe New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, andUSA Today.

Alon Gratch's book intends to explain the Israeli mind to the world, because of Israel's importance to other countries. But it is firstlÃè