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In Like Dreamers, acclaimed journalist Yossi Klein Halevi interweaves the testimonies of several 1967 paratroopers who reunited Jerusalem, tracing the history of Israel and the divergent ideologies shaping it from the Six-Day War to the present. Following lives of seven young people from the 55th Paratroopers Reserve Brigade, the unit responsible for restoring Jewish sovereignty to Jerusalem, Halevi shows how this group of brothers played out pivotal functions in shaping Israel's future long after their ancient triumph. While they performed collectively to reunite their country in 1967, these men harbored considerably different visions for Israel's future. One emerges at the forefront of the religious settlement motion, while another is instrumental in the 2005 unilateral drawback from Gaza. One becomes a generating push in the growth of Israel's capitalist economy, while another ardently defends the socialist kibbutzim. An example may be a leading serenity activist, while another helps create an anti-Zionist terror underground in Damascus. Like Dreamers is a nuanced, in-depth take a look at these diverse men and the conflicting values that have helped to specify modern Israel and the Middle East.
