Book description
The social, political, and historical context of the current Israeli-Palestinian War told through the stories of the author’s family and village.
"Ramzy Baroud's sensitive, thoughtful, searching writing penetrates to the core of moral dilemmas."—Noam Chomsky
A profound exploration of Palestinian history and resilience through the personal stories of the…
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Many authors will know the question of where to start the story. I think that this is particularly true in any discussion of Israel-Palestine.
Sometimes Israelis like to start it 3000 years ago in a mythical Biblical state, sometimes in an equally chimerical version of Israel’s acceptance of what the UN agreed to in 1947 – and sometimes, with the perennial bias of news, it is started as though history began last week.
Israel’s ability to control the narrative has long characterised the conflict. To declare unchallenged that: “The Balfour Declaration gave Israel a legal right to Palestine:” or “In…
From Martin's list on understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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