Visiting the Enemy: An Israeli Vlogger’s Journey Across the Arab and Muslim World

How does an Egyptian motorbike driver react when discovering his passenger is Israeli?What is the response to meeting a Jew in Saudi Arabia?How do they welcome an Israeli at an Islamic school in Indonesia?These are some of the provocative questions answered in this book, a rare, firsthand account of the Arab and Muslim world through the eyes of an Israeli Jew, who grew up never expecting to visit countries that are supposed to be his “enemy.”Alec Haim Pollard, aka "Insightful Nomad" on YouTube, abandoned his life as a journalist in Israel to pursue a dream and become a one-man, globe-trotting, documentary maker. He didn't expect that journey to take him into the heart of the Muslim world normally considered off-limits for Israelis. It brings him face to face with the local people, in encounters that are good and bad, funny and bizarre, uplifting and unsettling.The author weaves together those encounters, his personal fears and hopes, and historical context, for a compelling account of Arab-Israeli, and Muslim-Jewish, relations. In a world filled with conflict and polarization, this memoir provides a sober account of the past and present, predictions for the future, and reminds us all what it means to be human. Read more