Book · 2025 · History
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
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It helps you understand how in conflict situations like this there's plenty of blame to go around.
The best things said about it
The third book is by Hussein Agha, Robert Malley. "Tomorrow is Yesterday." These are two seasoned analysts. Robert Malley, of course, served in the US government for many years on israel-palestine as well as on Iran. And I had advised the Palestinian delegation they had written together in the past. But this book is a powerful book, really about looking.
The book the two of you wrote is scathingly critical of the way US presidents have approached deals frame frameworks, negotiations before now.
Ezra Klein The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 2025 That's the story of this book is that disconnect between the realities on the ground and this artificial peace process that was designed to reach peace and did the opposite.
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Why people recommend it
Tomorrow Is Yesterday by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley is a critical analysis of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the strategic missteps made by international diplomats and U.S. presidents. Shibley Telhami, Ali Vaez, and Aaron David Miller all recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show, praising the authors as seasoned analysts who provide a nuanced perspective on conflict resolution and the distribution of blame in the region. Ezra Klein hosted Agha and Malley for a dedicated discussion on the podcast, where he explored their scathing critique of past White House frameworks and negotiation strategies. During the episode, Rob Malley explained the reasoning behind the book's title in relation to Israeli security doctrine and the broader pursuit of peace. Throughout these discussions, the book was highlighted as an essential resource for understanding the historical failures and future possibilities of Middle Eastern diplomacy, including potential diplomatic involvement from neighboring nations like Jordan.
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Aaron David Miller It's called Tomorrow is Yesterday, Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel, Palestine, Bahusain Aag… 1
“It's called Tomorrow is Yesterday, Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel, Palestine, Bahusain Aaga, and Full Disclosure, my friend of many years, uh, Robert Mi. Those are the three I would look at.”
Ali Vaez It's called Tomorrow is Yesterday life death and pursuit of peace in Israel-Palestine by Hussein Agha and a… 1
“It's called Tomorrow is Yesterday life death and pursuit of peace in Israel-Palestine by Hussein Agha and and Rob Malley. And and one thing I really appreciate about about this book is that um it helps you understand how in conflict situations like this there's plenty of blame to go around.”
Shibley Telhami The third book is by Hussein Agha, Robert Malley. "Tomorrow is Yesterday." These are two seasoned analysts.… 1
“The third book is by Hussein Agha, Robert Malley. "Tomorrow is Yesterday." These are two seasoned analysts. Robert Malley, of course, served in the US government for many years on israel-palestine as well as on Iran. And I had advised the Palestinian delegation they had written together in the past. But this book is a powerful book, really about looking”
Ezra Klein The two of them together have written a fantastic new book called Tomorrow is Yesterday. 3
“The two of them together have written a fantastic new book called Tomorrow is Yesterday.”
“the book the two of you wrote is scathingly critical of the way US presidents have approached deals frame frameworks, negotiations before now.”
“Towards the end of the book, you both describe the possibility of much more involvement from Jordan.”
Rob Malley which is why a lot of Arabs welcomed his his coming into office a second time knowing as they well knew his… 2
“which is why a lot of Arabs welcomed his his coming into office a second time knowing as they well knew his bias towards Israel and everything he had done in his first term.”
“So Ezra, I mean the reason we we uh call titled the book Tomorrow's Yesterday has in part to do with what you're saying.”
Robert Mali So even the voca the experience the vocabulary is all things from my generation for Hussein's generation ge… 2
“So even the voca the experience the vocabulary is all things from my generation for Hussein's generation generation which speaks to us from the past and which is why we entitled the book tomorrow is yesterday because it is hard for anyone who's lived this”
“So that's the story of this book is that disconnect between the realities on the ground and this artificial peace process that was designed to reach peace and did the opposite.”
Hussein Agha Um, tomorrow is yesterday. 1
“Um, tomorrow is yesterday.”
