Twelve Tribes

In Twelve Tribes, award-winning author Ethan Michaeli offers a richly descriptive exploration of contemporary Israel, capturing the nation's diverse and complex social fabric through personal narratives from citizens across various tribes—ethnicities, classes, and faiths. Drawing on four years of travel and interviews, Michaeli reveals the internal divisions highlighted by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, while presenting a vivid depiction of the nation's contradictions and challenges. The audiobook immerses listeners in the lives of individuals from kibbutz founders to ultra-Orthodox Haredim, Israeli Arabs, and Palestinians, painting a nuanced portrait of a country navigating modern tensions within a historical context.