Dov Yermiya

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Dov Yermiya is a former israeli lieutenant colonel who became famous after the publishing of his My War Diary: Lebanon June 5 -- July 1, 1982, which treats the subject of the 1982 Lebanon War. The book criticizes the Israeli wrongdoings during the war, and was first published in Hebrew with the title "Yoman Hamilchama Sheli". It was later translated to English and published by South End Press. The book has been given some attention by western intellectuals, such as the American writer Noam Chomsky. According to the publishers, the book "provoked widespread controversy when it was first published in Israel in 1983".

[edit] References

• Mitchell, Peter R., Schoeffel, John, Understanding Power - Noam Chomsky (2006), ch. 8.
• South End Press - My War Diary

[edit] See also

• 1982 Lebanon War
• Noam Chomsky