"Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in History, Jewish Book Council" "Honorable Mention for the Shapiro Best Book Prize, Association for Israel Studies" "A comprehensive and lucid account of the [ Palestine Liberation Organizations Research Center] and the Israeli raid that altered the trajectory of its existence."---Sheldon Kirshner, The Times of Israel "Meticulous and original. . . . [ Reading Herzl in Beirut] is a testament to the Center's intellectual legacy and its role in shaping Palestinian nationalist thought. Gribetz's balanced narrative gives room for a wider discussion about Palestinian nationalism and thought that, on the one hand, is adversarial to Zionism and Israel, but also recognizes the material presence and engagement with a country and a people already integrated into their shared yet contested space."---Etan Nechin, Haaretz "[ A] fascinating book."---Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs "A deeply researched book."---Emad Al-Ahmad, Al Majalla "Fascinating and insightful."---Sara Jo Ben Zvi, Segula "Judicious, balanced, and empirically neutral. . . . The narrative that Gribetz unfolds . . . is wonderfully empathetic. . . . His deep dive into the political thought of the centers founders and researchers, and into the cultural and ideological influences to which it was subject . . . delivers a powerful human story."---Yezid Sayigh, Diwan "A clear-headed and sober analysis of the PLO Research Center. . . . Reading Gribetzs book in its entirety is essential for gaining a comprehensive understanding of this topic."---Amir Nassar, The Tel Aviv Review of Books "Not only does [ Reading Herzl in Beirut] tell the story of a research centers work that embodied the Palestinian struggle, but it also reveals a rare painstaking research of primary resources that offers an old and yet fresh perspective on the evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and an understanding of how perspectives of the enemy and yourself matter, an understanding that is more crucial than ever."---Marina Eleftheriadou, Bustan