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Apr 20, 2015MICHAEL TAGGART MALONEY rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
One of the last things that Harvey Pekar wrote before he died, NOT THE ISRAEL MY PARENTS PROMISED ME is a graphic rendering of a discussion the author has with the artist JT Waldman about Pekar's estrangement from the state of Israel. The dividing line for Pekar is the 1967 war. After Israel destroys the Egyptian air force, Pekar can find no justification for the seizure of the Golan Heights, the Sinai, and the West Bank. To Pekar it makes no sense for a victimized people like the Jews to become colonial overlords. What was helpful to me was less the 20th century stuff and more the ancient history.