china sea. [applause] >> booktv is on twitter and facebook and we want to hear from you. tweet us, twitter.com/booktv or post a comment on our face book page, facebook.com/booktv. >> my book is an intimate on the ground portrait of israeli society in israel/, and this single state under one discriminatory regime. at the culmination of a transitional phase that began after the crushing of the second intifada with the rise of what is really planners call separation, and bears eerie resonances of the african term apartheid which simply means separateness. this is manifested in the separation wall which cuts deep into the west bank which was built in the words of benjamin

netanyahu to prevent demographics spillover, manifested in the siege of data -- gaza and it also led to a psychological transition in israeli society and the political transition which has resulted in what seems to be a prominent right-wing majority at least permanent right wing dominance over the key institutions of israeli life. this week, the israeli democracy institute took all pole and the majority of jewish israelis declared their wish to end the special relationship with the united states and find new allies. at the same time, 70% of jewish israelis declared they don't believe israel will find new allies. in other words israel should go it alone. the working title for my book which i proposed referred to the second roman -- second lady, second century a.d. roman era of fortress where abandoned jewish

fanatics hold up and committed mass suicide. my editors imposed this title goliath on me but as we look at developments in the past few weeks the first title might have been more appropriate. so my book begins in the gaza strip, in and around the gaza strip and right now is important to mention that while israel separates -- celebrates the festival of light the gaza strip is plunged into darkness and one power plant is unable to function. this has been the case for about a month and because israel's siege, the u.s. supported israeli siege on the gaza strip. this transitional phase that i mentioned culminated with the israeli attack on the gaza strip in 2008, and 2009 in which 1400 residents of the gaza strip, mostly civilians according to the israeli civilian rights group, were killed. 300 women and children were

killed, most children were killed at home. developments were taking place in israel at this time. there was a national election under way. the current peace negotiator for the israeli government, who was then foreign minister and running for prime minister was trying to capture the mood of israeli society declared our troops paved like hooligans in the gaza strip during this operation which i demanded of them. israelis had gathered on partial which journalists who had been barred from the gaza strip described as the whole of shame and gathered to cheer on the attack as americans did at the battle of manassas. 1-woman was filmed declaring to the danish tv crew they should lift the whole thing off the map. i am a little bit fascist. these kinds of proclamations that were gaining in popularity, 95% of the jewish israeli public in the first week of cast led declared their support.

in high school in israel during this assault mock elections were held and the party that won by an overwhelming majority was the party of lieberman who wound up getting a 1/3 largest amount of votes and becoming the foreign minister. israel's top diplomat, lieberman was just cleared of ties, various charges relating to his mafia ties. some people weren't able to testify against him because they mysteriously disappeared and he has re-emerged as one of the most popular politicians in israel but we are in 2009 still. lieberman campaigned on a simple platform. he ran ads over and over declaring no loyalty, no citizenship. if you fail to declare loyalty to the jewish state, to the jewish state, you will be stripped of your citizenship rights and the supply to the 20% of the israeli public who are non shoes, palestinian citizens

of israel. lieberman move to fulfil his promise as he entered the knesset and his party entered the knesset in collision with young remembers that would support from benjamin netanyahu and support even from ehud barak, leader of the labor party is supported an initiative which passed to require all new citizens of israel to swear loyalty to the jewish and democratic state. loyalty oaths, these loyalty oaths, this loyalty oath bill was first introduced in the knesset by the rabbi who was banned for racist incitement in 1988, advocated the establishment of the theocratic fascist state in what he referred to as judea and syria on the west bank and the total possible transfer of all palestinians and non jews refused to swear loyalty to the state of israel. headline declared that he had

won with ehud barak and the labor party's support. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. booktv asks bookstores and libraries throughout the country about the nonfiction books they are most anticipating being published this fall. here's a look at the titles chosen by the new york public library. starting off the list, cindy king remembers her time speaking english to the children of north korea's elite in with out you there is no us. next in the underground girls, at journalist jenny norbert reports on the practice of a girl temporarily raised as a boy in afghanistan. also on the new york public library list of their most anticipated fall titles is harvard professor look at feminism and the creation of a female superhero in the secret history of wonder woman. in a path appears nicholas

christoph reports on charity and profiles several organizations's efforts. wrapping up the list, the laws prizewinning journalist hector tow bar recalls the 33 chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 in deep down dark. that is a look at the nonfiction titles the new york public library is the stench is abating being published this fall. visit the library in man had not or online at ny p l.org. >> adele levine talks about her appearance as a physical therapist at walter reed medical center and provides profiles of some of the veterans she worked with. this is about 45 minutes and it starts now on booktv. >> okay. i am bobrun need, one of the founders along with carla cohen, of politics and prose and i don't have a physical therapist but i have an exercise therapist. three weeks ago my exercise

therapist gave me a copy of run, don't walk. she didn't give it to me, she lent it to me. and said please read this, you will find it very very interesting and which i did immediately. .. >> it also is the world's