What an excellent book. This book details both beautiful moments and heartbreak in an equal manner. My favorite part is the clear, yet powerful message that both Palestinian and Israeli lives are to be treasured (due to their existence as human beings), and how one should not be given a rise above the other. What an amazing statement of humanity and hope. This is incredibly important due to the fact that Palestinians are dehumanized on a broad scale for the crime of merely existing.
There are also devastating accounts of loss, such as that of Rachel Corrie, the martyred young woman from Olympia, WA, who was murdered by an Israeli bulldozer operator who can only be described as tragically lacking empathy. The fact that Corrie's murderer was never brought to Justice is truly a shame. Another devastating loss is that of Dr. Baroud's cousins, who were members of the PA (Palestinian authority) who were killed while trying to save the lives of their fellow Palestinians in the Bureij refugee camp.
The book also draws powerful parallels to other struggles, thereby enhancing the ideas of the author via intersectionality. A key tool in fighting oppression everywhere and anywhere it exists. '
Perhaps most importantly for those who are newly introduced to the subject of Palestine/Israel and the Intifada(s), this book is an easy read, while being significantly impactful at the same time. It gives a unique lens into the realities of Palestinians everywhere-especially those in Palestine-and aids in the fight for justice.
10/10, would highly recommend.
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