Fields of Exile by Nora Gold
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Judith is a young woman who lived in Israel for a decade, was a peace activist there, and defines herself as “left-wing,” yet in graduate school back in Canada, she discovers that vilification of Israel is the expected norm. When the keynote speaker for Anti-Oppression Day turns out to be a supporter of terrorist attacks not only against Israeli military targets, but also against Israeli civilians and Jews around the world, Judith protests. As a result, she is marginalized by the faculty and her peers, and her life begins to unravel.
This is a novel about love, betrayal, and the courage to stand up for what one believes, as well as an indictment of the hypocrisy and intellectual sloth that threaten the integrity of our society.
