The Best of Times?

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: February 6, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Abraham Rabinovich
Jerusalem Post
02-06-1998
Trudging through the narrow vale of Now, our eyes scanning the ground for loose coins and tripwires, we do not see far ahead. Oz Almog does. What he has to report about the direction Israeli society is taking as it enters its 50th year might best be absorbed sitting down.

The thoughtful 37-year-old sociologist is the son of a former commander of the Navy, Admiral Ze'ev Almog. He is the author of the critically acclaimed best-selling book Sabra - A Profile, which looks at the rise of Israeli Yuppie culture, and will be published in English ...

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