Decades ago when I was an undergraduate, Professor Philip Child used to depart from his lecture topic to recommend a particular book, which might or might not have related to the subject of the lecture. I wish I had kept those suggestions.

But the principle of passing on good recommendations remains. We are engrossed with suggestions about how to treat the war in Gaza without a complete context of why things have happened. I was fortunate enough to be in a meeting recently where there was a recommendation of a recent book, published just before the events of October 7th which provides both context and wisdom in dealing with our friends and neighbours.. Reading it - and engaging in the suggestions of its authors would help us all.

.The Subtitle is important - What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About each other. There is also a very good YouTube video of these authors presenting their important thesis of a way forward.