Adhering to facts and historical truths is vital for any nonfiction writer, especially for high-profile writers with enormous power to shape the public’s thinking.

Yet former President Barack Obama’s account of Middle East history in his recently published memoir, A Promised Land, is riddled with factual errors and misleading statements and omits material facts. Because of his popularity and influence, the impact is huge and dangerous. Obama’s account of history will mislead readers into drawing false and negative conclusions about Jews and Israel.