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Eichmann in Jerusalem

a Report on the Banality of Evil
Dec 03, 2013stewstealth rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This book originated as a series of articles in the New Yorker in the early 60's based on transcripts of the Eichmann trial in Israel. The author asks the questions regarding justice versus vengeance, show trials, evidence, guilt, punishment,precedent etc. Due to the extraordinary nature of the crimes these themes are exemplified by Israel kidnapping and trying Eichmann. The prose is not the greatest but the nature of the events makes this worth reading.