What Israel Means to me: By 80 Prominent Writers, Performers, Scholars, Politicians, and Journalists Edited and with an introduction by Alan Dershowitz As one of Israel's staunchest supporters and most ardent defenders, Alan Dershowitz has long understood that the deep emotional pull of this ancient land and youthful state, while shared by so many, has distinct and personal meanings for each of us. What Israel Means to Me is not so much a book as a collection of love song - each with its own theme, rhythm, and key - in which Dershowitz and many of the world's most distinguished politicians, diplomats, journalists, artists, scholars, and religious leaders share their most profound feelings, hopes, and memories about Israel. From Larry King, William Bennett, Ed Koch, Rabbi Harold Kushner, and David Mamet to Barney Frank, Pat Robertson, Erica Jong, and Jonathan Kellerman, the diverse group of all-star contributors pays tribute to the Jewish state, highlighting their personal connections to Israel's history, land, people, politics, and faith.[…] […] From its countless ancient, sacred, and historical sites to its bountiful orchards and fields, from the safe haven it offers to Jews the world over to the lively, often angry debates over its policies and intentions, Israel's complex appeal, both for Jews and non-Jews, extends from body to mind to spirit. Touching repeatedly on each of these themes. What Israel Means to Me is a moving, thought-provoking volume that should be read and shared by everyone who cares about Israel. Alan Dershowitz, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, is on e of the country's foremost appellate lawyers and a distinguished defender of individual liberties. He appears frequently on television and writes numerous articles for the New York Timesand other newspapers and magazines. His many books include the #1 New York Times bestseller Chutzpah, the New York Times bestseller The Case for Israel (Wiley), The Case for peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict can be Resolved (also form Wiley), and Preemption: A knife that Cuts Both Ways. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.