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An American Feminist in Palestine: The Intifada Years

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This was a wonderful book. Gluck, an American raised as a Jew, traveled to Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on several occassions during the Intifada. This is her account. She gives an admittingly Western feminist perspective, but is very careful not to impose her own assumptions and beliefs on the situation. Instead she tells it like it is.

Gluck tells the reader of the conditions the Palestinians have had to put up with under Israeli occupation. She shows the variety of ways the Palestinians have responded, paying particular attention to women's roles and the way women's lives have changed during the occupation and the uprising (Intifada).

A good book to read if you want to get a beginning perspective of the Middle East conflict. This particularly gives an account that is much different from the American media's. Highly reccommended.

This book, is an easy read, not terribly intellectual or well researched. However, the most glaring issue is the one that is not discussed. How an one be a feminist, gay, and demand equal rights when non of the aforementioned would be allowed in "Palestine". When gay men are hung in the town square, and free speech is not allowed, it is easy to critique Israel and call this contry names, and you are free to do so. However, the real victims of the Intifada are not only the Israeli's, but the Palestinians who had to live under the rape of Palestine by Arafat, (Suha his "wife" is now living in a 15,000.00 dollar a day hotel suite in Paris), and the current rape of the land by HAMAS. Ms. Gluk should try to change the ways of terrorists and those who plunder public funds, and then lets address peace.