Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
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Summary
START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 7。1 million， only 60 years old， surrounded by enemies， in a constant state of war since its founding， with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large， peaceful， and stable nations like Japan， China， India， Korea， Canada and the UK？
With the savvy of foreign policy insiders， Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture， which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation。 In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland， Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the "Israel effect，" there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting。 As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit， there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive， surprising clues。
With the savvy of foreign policy insiders， Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture， which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation。 In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland， Singapore and Dubai have tried to re-create the "Israel effect，" there are entrepreneurial lessons well worth noting。 As America reboots its own economy and can-do spirit， there's never been a better time to look at this remarkable and resilient nation for some impressive， surprising clues。
Reviews
Giridhar Ganesh
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Decent read， explains the theme well and explores all possible lens with enough number of illustrations。
Manuel Medina
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Un libro diferente a los que he leído， en el cual te explica cómo Israel se convirtió de ser un país sin recursos y en constantes conflictos bélicos， pudo transformarse en una de las mayores potencias de innovación y emprendimientos。 El libro entra en detalle todo lo que tiene Israel que lo ha convertido en quien es actualmente， lo cual otros países podrían aprovechar para implementarlo e impulsar el emprendimiento e innovación en su nación。Personalmente no sabía mucho sobre Israel hasta leer es Un libro diferente a los que he leído， en el cual te explica cómo Israel se convirtió de ser un país sin recursos y en constantes conflictos bélicos， pudo transformarse en una de las mayores potencias de innovación y emprendimientos。 El libro entra en detalle todo lo que tiene Israel que lo ha convertido en quien es actualmente， lo cual otros países podrían aprovechar para implementarlo e impulsar el emprendimiento e innovación en su nación。Personalmente no sabía mucho sobre Israel hasta leer este libro， y me dejó sorprendido todo lo que ha implementado y avanzado en los últimos años。 。。。more
Dmitry
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Examines a lot of very interesting ideas about the factors which came to create Israel's innovation and startup boom。 Entertaining read Examines a lot of very interesting ideas about the factors which came to create Israel's innovation and startup boom。 Entertaining read 。。。more
Nguyen Hanh
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Before reading the book I only know little about Israel and mainly through its ongoing conflicts with other neighbor countries。 Reading the book makes me want to visit the country and learn more about it。 Dan Senor and Saul Singer brought readers a vivid image of Israel – a tiny newly born country of 7 million people mainly with migration background facing hostility from much of its surrounding region – has a unique entrepreneurial culture which derived from Israeli military and ‘chutzpah’ minds Before reading the book I only know little about Israel and mainly through its ongoing conflicts with other neighbor countries。 Reading the book makes me want to visit the country and learn more about it。 Dan Senor and Saul Singer brought readers a vivid image of Israel – a tiny newly born country of 7 million people mainly with migration background facing hostility from much of its surrounding region – has a unique entrepreneurial culture which derived from Israeli military and ‘chutzpah’ mindset。 Though statistics could tell a lot about the country， that Israel has more companies listed on the NASDAQ than any other country in the world。 The per-capita venture capital investments in Israel were 2。5 times greater than in the United States with a record number of patents registered and start-ups。 What special and captivating about the book is that the authors deliver these facts and figures by telling compelling stories behind。 Like the story of Shai Agassi with his electric-automobile vision; or of Gavirel Iddan， who got his start as a rocket scientist later invented pill cameras that explore the inside of the human body; of how Israel convincingly proved to foreign investors its steadfast commitment to continuous production and growth despite being a target of anti-Israeli attacks; of an ecosystem of venture capital， military and government R&D funding and universities provides a ‘social glue’ that binds people together with shared destiny and commitment at both personal and professional level。 The mentality of self-discipline， no hierarchy or central authority， multitasking and positive attitude toward failure and risk taking is the valuable asset contributed to a competitive and innovative environment that could not be easily copied anywhere else。 Israel by tackling its own problems and disadvantages （lacking of natural resource， ongoing struggle with national security） has become master in survivor technique and rose above all the odds to emerge as one of the most technological advanced nation。 。。。more
Oren Mizrahi
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perhaps this will be more interesting to people not familiar with israel， but much of this seemed obvious to me。 “diversity breeds creativity” “adversity breeds inventiveness” not to mention the grab bag of other random things the authors try to connect to israel’s economic success。 low information density with a large number of unimportant anecdotes。overall an OK book， not too interesting。
Israel Saba
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A quintessential book on Chutzpah and its impact on Israeli society
Tomas Milasauskas
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Very nice book about Israel's startup DNA 🧬 Small countries with powerfull adversaries around such as Lithuania could borrow many tips for it's national development goals。 Very nice book about Israel's startup DNA 🧬 Small countries with powerfull adversaries around such as Lithuania could borrow many tips for it's national development goals。 。。。more
Phil Hoang
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Sách hay。 Đề cập đến trí tưởng tượng khát vọng vươn lên của một dân tộc đặc biệt: 1。 Chủ mới độc lập và có chủ quyền khoảng vài chục năm gần đây2。 Lịch sử lâu đời， con riêng của Chúa
Luís Gouveia
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Li a edição Portuguesa que é de Abril de 2021O livro， no seu essencial é de 2009， pelo que em algumas partes pode ser já considerado algo datado， tendo em consideração uma década de história （e que história。。。）， sobre o empreendedorismo， a inovação e os ecosistemas de startups。Para meu grande espanto e retiranto o elogio ao contexto Israelita， sempre presente em todo o livro， vale bem a pena a sua leitura （importante perceber que para lá da óbvio e justificado orgulho nacional， o livro tem muito Li a edição Portuguesa que é de Abril de 2021O livro， no seu essencial é de 2009， pelo que em algumas partes pode ser já considerado algo datado， tendo em consideração uma década de história （e que história。。。）， sobre o empreendedorismo， a inovação e os ecosistemas de startups。Para meu grande espanto e retiranto o elogio ao contexto Israelita， sempre presente em todo o livro， vale bem a pena a sua leitura （importante perceber que para lá da óbvio e justificado orgulho nacional， o livro tem muito mais）。 O contexto histórico e cultural， bem como um testemunho muito bem escrito pelos seus autores， tornam o livro uma referência obrigatória a quem tenha responsabilidades pelo estabelecimento de políticas públicas （ou empresariais） sobre inovação e a criação ou justificação de ecosistemas que promovam a sua existência。Já tinha tido várias referencias （sobre o livro） e deparei-me com este título， numa grande superficie e tomei a decisão de o comprar e ler， o que fiz， numa semana （a sua leitura é de facto， fácil e cativante）。 Fácil de ler， esclarece o porquê de o contexto de Isreal ser um dos líderes na criação de novas empresas de conhecimento avançado em muitas áreas de atividade （a disponibilidade para o risco， as vagas de emigração qualificada， o isolamento regional， a constante ameaça à integridad do País pelos vizinhos， o serviço militar obrigatório e a sucessão de eventos， são discutivos de forma direta e bem objetiva）。 Excelente leitura e muito esclarecedor - algo que deveria ser uma leitura obrigatória para quem está associado com a criação de novas empresas。 。。。more
Huy Ngo
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Một số ý mình tóm tắt được， mới đọc qua một lần nên chưa nắm được hết:- Chutzpah: thẳng thắn， không phân biệt tầng lớp- Tính thích du lịch， cộng đồng người Do Thái ở nước ngoài- Nghĩa vụ quân sự hai năm bắt buộc- Mối quan hệ: everyone knows everyone
Przemyslaw
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This book is definitely worth reading。 However， what is missing is anti-thesis。 The study of the negatives， shortcomings， things in the system that works against itself。I enjoyed reading this book and found a lot of priceless examples and words of wisdom。 Plenty of stories that support my own perspective on innovation and management， as well as lots of inspiration of things I want to try or experience。 **I highly recommend reading it。**Nevertheless， sometimes the book seems to be more advertisem This book is definitely worth reading。 However， what is missing is anti-thesis。 The study of the negatives， shortcomings， things in the system that works against itself。I enjoyed reading this book and found a lot of priceless examples and words of wisdom。 Plenty of stories that support my own perspective on innovation and management， as well as lots of inspiration of things I want to try or experience。 **I highly recommend reading it。**Nevertheless， sometimes the book seems to be more advertisement of idea/concept than a study of the phenomenon。 Strongly focussing on the positives and success， while neglecting the existence of survival bias。 The book emphasises very often the risk and improvisation culture that allows for "smart failure"。After reading this book， I would definitely like to see the replication of the Israeli education system elsewhere in the world。 An obligatory draft to the army would not be something to avoid if the army would be focusing on the development of the citizens rather than perceive it as a nuisance。 And I have the right to say it as I volunteer for my military training。In general， this book is the perfect support for the words of Thucydides: "The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools。" 。。。more
Pawan Gupta
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Very informative book。 It goes into sufficient detail to explain what sets Israel apart。 Highly recommend this book particularly if you enjoy history， work in strategy， or just enjoy come back stories。
Thảo Duyên
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Nên đọc lại nhiều lần mới hiểu hết được。
Harsh Arya
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This book establishes various pillars behind the growth of Israel as a global innovation powerhouse。 The first quarter is really good， which presents some interesting thought provoking ideas which have worked for Israel。Perhaps an aspect which differentiates this one from other books on similar topic is that it attributes some of the Israeli success to "softer" reasons （like a culture of questioning or the ability to pull off a "chutzpah"） and not only on measurable tangible reasons。 Still the l This book establishes various pillars behind the growth of Israel as a global innovation powerhouse。 The first quarter is really good， which presents some interesting thought provoking ideas which have worked for Israel。Perhaps an aspect which differentiates this one from other books on similar topic is that it attributes some of the Israeli success to "softer" reasons （like a culture of questioning or the ability to pull off a "chutzpah"） and not only on measurable tangible reasons。 Still the latter half of the book is more of a promotion of the policies of the govt of Israel and would have been better if comparison and contrast with some similar nation states with similar tactical approach to policy making could have been brought。 。。。more
Jaak Ennuste
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Approach Start-Up Nation as a general book about Israel， it's culture and economic development， and you will probably enjoy it。 There is less in it about startups， ecosystem and technology sector than you would expect from the title。 In any case， the story is fascinating。 Israel is probably the most successful country in tech startups in the world （on a per capita basis）。The authors suggest that Israel's success is tied to its flat hierarchy， role of military， openness to immigration， and a sens Approach Start-Up Nation as a general book about Israel， it's culture and economic development， and you will probably enjoy it。 There is less in it about startups， ecosystem and technology sector than you would expect from the title。 In any case， the story is fascinating。 Israel is probably the most successful country in tech startups in the world （on a per capita basis）。The authors suggest that Israel's success is tied to its flat hierarchy， role of military， openness to immigration， and a sense of belonging。The first two elements are most interesting。 A flat hierarchy means that no one is afraid of arguing with the boss。 In fact， they probably don't even use the word "boss" in their language。 What is more， debating and actively challenging each other is a way of life。 This keeps entrepreneurs honest， and lowers the chance of bad mistakes （in most countries， employees are afraid of telling their boss they are making a mistake）。Another part of an Israeli's life is military conscription。 All people have to go and serve。 It is not just the serving that they do， but the fact that young people are given real responsibilities， where sometimes they have to make decisions in life-and-death situations。 Risking it in a startup and making a tough decision about product strategy will be easy afterwards。There are other interesting elements about Israel's culture as well that may nudge their people towards entrepreneurship。 Taking risks and failing is acceptable。 Accepting Jews from across the diaspora has provided them a diverse base of employees。 Those who succeed often continue investing in Israel， since their sense of loyalty to their country is very different to what it is in most places across the world。You'll come off smarter and more interested about Israel after reading this book。 。。。more
Charles
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This is a very informative book， although a bit too ideological for my taste。 One gets the impression， by the end of the book， that once the conflict with Palestinians and other surrounding neighbors ends， there will be no more competitive advantage for Israel。 But the most striking point is the lack of women in the narrative。 The book is all filled with male characters， most of them stemming from the ranks and files of the Israeli army。 There is a reason for that and it is stated in the book: a This is a very informative book， although a bit too ideological for my taste。 One gets the impression， by the end of the book， that once the conflict with Palestinians and other surrounding neighbors ends， there will be no more competitive advantage for Israel。 But the most striking point is the lack of women in the narrative。 The book is all filled with male characters， most of them stemming from the ranks and files of the Israeli army。 There is a reason for that and it is stated in the book: all outsiders （Israeli arabs， Haredi， and women） who did not serve in combat units do not acquire the 'entrepreneurial skills' of improvising not the social networks。 I believe more in the later than in the former reason。 But one way or another， the book fails to recognize the structural discrimination against women and minorities that takes place in Israel。 。。。more
Ahmad Orabi
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الكتاب ممجد آوى فى إسرائيل بعيدا عن كل الدعم إلى خدته من بريطانيا وامريكا أو رجال أعمالها بشكل مادى وعسكرى وده إلى من وجهة نظرى الى اثر بشكل كبير على شكلهم الان
Sulaiman
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الكتاب يظهر بالفعل قوة الشركات الناشئة في إسرائيل ونجاحاتها الباهرة。 رغم اعتقادي بوجود مبالغات كثيرة في السرد ولكن كتاب قيم ويظهر المكانة لهذه الشركات في دعم الاقتصاد الإسرائيلي
Bảo Quốc
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Tuy khá lan man do đây chủ yếu chỉ là những câu chuyện về sự phát triển các startup của Israel nói riêng và cả thế giới nói chung， nhưng rất nhiều chi tiết thú vị đáng để học hỏi ví dụ như tinh thần Chutzpah: vô sỉ， gan góc， phản biệt， 。。。 gần ngư trái ngược với dĩ hoà vi quí mà tôi cũng như hầu hết những người trẻ Việt Nam được dạy。 Tinh thần sáng tạo đổi mới để startup， để đóng góp cho cs là thứ mà mn cũng như tôi mong muốn được cuốn sách nhắc đi nhắc lại nhiều lần。A nice book to read。
Varun Mittal
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If you want to pick one key value from this book and the stupendous rise of Israel， it would be 'shedding any sense of entitlement'。 While readers may read this book as a dispassionate intellectual account of the development of a young country into the global start-up nation， I have developed a deep and overwhelming emotional respect for Israelis。 This is especially given details in the book to the tune of: since Israel has hostile neighbours and a lack of travel avenues， its citizens forayed an If you want to pick one key value from this book and the stupendous rise of Israel， it would be 'shedding any sense of entitlement'。 While readers may read this book as a dispassionate intellectual account of the development of a young country into the global start-up nation， I have developed a deep and overwhelming emotional respect for Israelis。 This is especially given details in the book to the tune of: since Israel has hostile neighbours and a lack of travel avenues， its citizens forayed and excelled in technology-related sectors because they wanted to experience more if only virtually through technology。 The authors have conducted exhaustive primary and secondary research on the country， resulting a truly rich and incisive narrative of Israel's journey to Start-up nation。 Additionally， the book is very gripping and is an absolute page turner。 I strongly recommend reading this book。 。。。more
Quang Hưng
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Ba tư tưởng chủ đạo để giải thích cho sự phát triển thần kỳ của Israel là:1） Nghịch cảnh: “họ có những gì mà sự sung túc có thể bóp chết: động lực” 2） Sự đa đạng của người nhập cư đặc biệt là các trí thức Do Thái đến từ Liên Xô。3） Văn hoá làm việc ít phân cấp， dám thách thức。
Joseph Scutts
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I read this book a few years ago and it is a Masterpiece。 In a Country the size of New Jersey （in which Israel is surrounded by enemies on all sides） Israel has more start-ups and innovation per capita than any other Country in the World。 As someone who is a proud Zionist that visits Israel twice a year， I was so happy to see the recognition Israel has received in this book for all of the Contributions that have been made to the World in High-Tech， Science， Medicine， Cybersecurity， Energy and mu I read this book a few years ago and it is a Masterpiece。 In a Country the size of New Jersey （in which Israel is surrounded by enemies on all sides） Israel has more start-ups and innovation per capita than any other Country in the World。 As someone who is a proud Zionist that visits Israel twice a year， I was so happy to see the recognition Israel has received in this book for all of the Contributions that have been made to the World in High-Tech， Science， Medicine， Cybersecurity， Energy and much more。 The great question posed in this book is "How is it that Israel—a country of 7。1 million people， only sixty years old， surrounded by enemies， in a constant state of war since its founding， with no natural resources—produces more start-up companies on a per capita basis than large， peaceful， and stable nations and regions like Japan， China， India， Korea， Canada， and all of Europe？" Through various examples and stories retold， the book brings to life the great contributions that Israel has and will continue to make for years to come。 Senor and Singer interviewed over 100 people to write the book， among them leading Israeli venture investors including key players in Google， Intel， and Cisco; and historians， U。S。 military leaders， and Israeli heads of state。 Their conclusion is that "while Israel has much to learn from the world， the world has much to learn from Israel。" 。。。more
Minwoo Kim
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Little bit of mayhem let water flow so that it doesn't become stagnant。 Little bit of mayhem let water flow so that it doesn't become stagnant。 。。。more
Anas Saad
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A very interesting book about the rapid growth of Israil's economy。 The book is extremely biased though and full of exaggerations， especially in the first half of the book where this reached an annoying level。 The authors argue that the reason of such unusual rapid growth is the huge number of innovative start-ups， leading to another question: what's the reason behind this concentration of start-ups。 The authors discuss multiple hypotheses including the culture， the role of army service， encoura A very interesting book about the rapid growth of Israil's economy。 The book is extremely biased though and full of exaggerations， especially in the first half of the book where this reached an annoying level。 The authors argue that the reason of such unusual rapid growth is the huge number of innovative start-ups， leading to another question: what's the reason behind this concentration of start-ups。 The authors discuss multiple hypotheses including the culture， the role of army service， encouraging immigration， huge investments in education， among other causes。 Sadly， the exact opposite of all these causes and practices is what is prevalent in all Arab countries making their current underdeveloped status just inevitable。 In my opinion， the most important reasons for this economic success is their ability to unite for a cause， education， and immigration。 。。。more
Taloot S。
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Very informative a must read for aspiring entrepreneurs。
Suleman
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A biased book but still worth reading especially after chapter 7 。 Has some good ideas involving emerging economies and nations。 The premise is that all the economic boom in Israel was linked to its militarized society。 The book Disregards many other facts and hides all negative aspects of Israel。
Fernando Griebenow
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InspiringDifferent pieces of a complex puzzle get together， some by design others just as external unexpected phenomena。 The result， a success story every policy maker should read， specially those of underdeveloped countries。
Rekha
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‘Everybody knows everybody。’ This rings true in the case of Bhutan as well。 Well， it’s a eye-opening account of a small country’s （Israel） journey of success to world class development & how knowing everybody can actually be a strength。 Interesting to note that Research & Development is at the core of any developmental approach in Israel， something Bhutan can start to really incorporate & not remove the existing Research Centres。
Mahmoud Eldaoshy
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كتاب مختلف خصوصا بالنسبة للقارئ العربي، ماذا نعرف عن ألد وأقرب الأعداء، هل فكرنا يوما من أين جاءت إسرائيل بكل هذه القوة والتقانة دون إرجاع الأمر برمته إلى الدعم الأمريكي ورأس المال اليهودي الذي لا ينقطع！ يتحدث الكاتبان عن عوامل عدة شاركت بنسب مختلفة في تشكيل الهوية الإقتصادية والتعليمية في إسرائيل أهمها الاستثمار في رأس المال المخاطر بضخ أموال ضخمة لدعم الشركات الناشئة والتي ينتهي الحال بأغلبها إما بشق طريقها للريادة أو ببيعها للإحدى أكبر عمالقة الشركات في المجال ذاته。تحدثوا أيضا عن عوامل أخرى أ كتاب مختلف خصوصا بالنسبة للقارئ العربي، ماذا نعرف عن ألد وأقرب الأعداء، هل فكرنا يوما من أين جاءت إسرائيل بكل هذه القوة والتقانة دون إرجاع الأمر برمته إلى الدعم الأمريكي ورأس المال اليهودي الذي لا ينقطع！ يتحدث الكاتبان عن عوامل عدة شاركت بنسب مختلفة في تشكيل الهوية الإقتصادية والتعليمية في إسرائيل أهمها الاستثمار في رأس المال المخاطر بضخ أموال ضخمة لدعم الشركات الناشئة والتي ينتهي الحال بأغلبها إما بشق طريقها للريادة أو ببيعها للإحدى أكبر عمالقة الشركات في المجال ذاته。تحدثوا أيضا عن عوامل أخرى أهمها من وجهة نظرهم النظام العسكري برمته خصوصاً التجنيد الإجباري وقوة الإحتياط وما ترسخه في وعي المواطنين。لكن من وجهة نظري أرى أن أهمها وأكثرها محورية هي كل من الأشخاص ورغبتهم في بناء أمة متكاملة مهما كان الثمن مهما كانت العقبات مهما كانت الظروف。__________________________________________في النهاية عايز اكتب مصري شوية وأعبر عن مدي حزني وغضبي وأنا بقرأ الكتاب ده وأنا منبهر وفي نفس الوقت بلعنهم وبلعن اللي كان السبب في اللي وصلنا للي احنا فيه 。。 الكتاب في آخر فصوله بيتكلم عن الدول العربية ونماذج منها ومقارنات تخوف بس دايما نقول إن الوعي هو أول سبل الوصول 。。 الكتاب كان ترشيح من سلسلة وعي المسلم المعاصر للمهندس أيمن عبد الرحيم واللي في نفس السلسلة كان بيحكي -حسب ما أتذكر- أيام خمسينات القرن الماضي لما السجون كانت ملتقى ثقافي لمختلف التيارات أكتر من كونه مجرد سجن فكان شيوخ المسلمين بيسألوا اليهود أنتوا مش مذكور عندكوا في الكتاب المقدس إن في آخر الزمان هتقوم حرب بيننا وإننا هنغلبكوا، فردوا ب"أيوة ده وارد عندنا بس جيلنا وجيل آبائنا تعب أووووي عشان يأسس الدولة دي، فولا الجيل ده ولا اللي بعده هيخسر، لكن لما يجي جيل ضعيف وقتها ده هيحصل" وأعتقد ده ملخص الموقف 。。。more
Kei Hysi
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