Ebook: Abba Eban: a biography

The making of a Zionist wunderkind -- At the cradle of British oratory -- Aldershot, Cairo, Jerusalem -- Choosing allegiances -- London, Palestine, New York -- We live on the mistakes of the Arabs -- L'Homme du jour -- He looks remarkably like a wise owl -- Suez -- There's nobody like our Abba -- Into the fray -- Der klug na'ar -- A very foreign foreign minister -- The harbinger of a vacuous diplomacy -- Against the national style -- A superfluous and disgruntled foreign minister -- Dismissal -- How terrible is this place -- Will i be remembered? -- Legacy.;Draws on a wide range of primary sources in a complex portrait of the internationally respected Israeli diplomat to discuss his early life, unpopularity in his home country and considerable contributions to peace efforts in the Middle East. As a skilled debater, a master of language, and a passionate defender of Israel, Abba Eban's diplomatic presence was in many ways a contradiction unlike any the world has seen since. While he was celebrated internationally for his exceptional wit and his moderate, reasoned worldview, these same qualities painted him as elitist and foreign in his home country.