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No Room For Small Dreams: Courage, Imagination And The Making Of
Modern Israel
In 1934 eleven-year-old Shimon Peres emigrated to the land of Israel from his native Poland leaving behind an extended family who would later be murdered in the Holocaust Few back then would have predicted that this young man would eventually become one of the towering figures of the twentieth century Peres would go on to serve the new nation as prime minister president foreign minister and the head of several other ministries He was central to the establishment of the Israeli Defense Forces and the defence industry that would provide the young nation with a robust deterrent power He was crucial to launching Israel's nuclear energy programme and to the creation of its high-tech Start Up Nation revolution His refusal to surrender to conventional wisdom and political conventions helped save
the Israeli economy and prompted some of the most daring military operations in history among them the legendary Operation Entebbe And yet as important as his role in creating and deploying Israel's armed forces was his stunning transition from hawk to dove - with its accompanying unwavering commitment to peace - made him one of the globe's most recognised honored and admired statesmenIn his final work Peres offers a long-awaited examination of the crucial turning points in Israeli history through the prism of having been a decision-maker and eyewitness Told with the frankness of someone aware this would likely be his final statement NO ROOM FOR SMALL DREAMS spans decades and events but as much as it is about what happened it is about why it happened Examining pivotal moments in Israel's
rise Peres explores what makes for a great leader how to make hard choices in a climate of uncertainty and distress the challenges of balancing principles with policies and the liberating nature of imagination and unpredicted innovation In doing so he not only charts a better path forward for his beloved country but provides deep and universal wisdom for younger generations who seek to lead - be it in politics business or the broader service of making our planet a safer more peaceful and just place
the Israeli economy and prompted some of the most daring military operations in history among them the legendary Operation Entebbe And yet as important as his role in creating and deploying Israel's armed forces was his stunning transition from hawk to dove - with its accompanying unwavering commitment to peace - made him one of the globe's most recognised honored and admired statesmenIn his final work Peres offers a long-awaited examination of the crucial turning points in Israeli history through the prism of having been a decision-maker and eyewitness Told with the frankness of someone aware this would likely be his final statement NO ROOM FOR SMALL DREAMS spans decades and events but as much as it is about what happened it is about why it happened Examining pivotal moments in Israel's
rise Peres explores what makes for a great leader how to make hard choices in a climate of uncertainty and distress the challenges of balancing principles with policies and the liberating nature of imagination and unpredicted innovation In doing so he not only charts a better path forward for his beloved country but provides deep and universal wisdom for younger generations who seek to lead - be it in politics business or the broader service of making our planet a safer more peaceful and just place
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