Jacobs, Olivia Rodan

Jerusalem 3000 : The Poisoner's Agenda

Jerusalem 3000, THE POISONER'S AGENDAWrapped around the personal lives, ambivalences, and motivations of both Jewish and Arab protagonists, the plot interweaves snippets of history-- background to the issues bedeviling the Israeli Palestinian impasse. While the Palestinian's background infuses the fast-moving plot with an added human dimension, the professor brings an honest ambivalence to the action. How is a computer sleuth in the Mossad involved? What is the poisoner's agenda, and can he be stopped in time? Jerusalem has been the site of constant conflict over the centuries. Jerusalem 3000 THE POISONER'S AGENDA is a mystery thriller... a riveting novel that will prove hard to put down. -Midwest Book Review, Midwest Book Review.com I was happy to find it filled with historical data about the Middle East and the conflicts between Jews and Arabs across the ages... It was an enjoyable story that provides just enough mystery and intrique to keep the reader hooked. Well done. -Readers Favorites, Readers Favorites Book Reviews Sunrise spilled pink ribbons across the ripples on the Sea of Galilee. Peter sat on a cold stone step, gazing across the water, elbows on knees, chin cradled in his hands. Quiet anticipation soothed a restless urge to hurry. But later, when he knocked on Kate's door... Because of this association of the term Palestinian with the Jews, in 1937 a noted Arab leader, Auni Bey Abdul-Hadi, scornfully told the (British) Peel Commission that there was no such country as Palestine. He protested that Palestine was a term the Zionists had invented... In 1946, Philip Hitti, an Arab and distinguished Princeton historian, reiterated this declaration when he testified to the American Committee of Inquiry that there was no such thing as Palestine in history.