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burritapal_1's review against another edition
This book concentrates on one small village. The author tells the story of hostility and harassment, murder By settlers and soldiers occupying palestine. This was probably the 2016, so there's nothing in the book that's close to what has been happening since October 7th 2023. I got tired of reading the same stories about the hateful terrorist settlers who are armed by the government with free arms and ammunition terrorizing the palestinians.
" 'the spring is the face of the occupation,' Bassem said. 'the occupation is illegal and we have the right to struggle against it.' "--Bassem Tamimi: leader of the village protest movement; Fatah activist from early youth; designated a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International following his arrest in March 2011.
" 'the spring is the face of the occupation,' Bassem said. 'the occupation is illegal and we have the right to struggle against it.' "--Bassem Tamimi: leader of the village protest movement; Fatah activist from early youth; designated a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International following his arrest in March 2011.
"... the first Intifada had changed the world's image of the Palestinian struggle, replacing the hijackers of the Achilles Lauro with unarmed children standing up to one of the most powerful militaries in the world. Suicide bombings -- 'the big mistake,' Bassem called them-- had reversed all that. It didn't help that one year into the second Intifada, George W Bush had declared an unending war on something called 'terror.' Whatever that meant -- and it's meaning seem to shift depending on the ethnicity of the perpetrator - suicide bombings seemed to fit the description. 'palestinian,' in much of the western media, became a convenient synonym for 'terrorist.' "
chloegomez1's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
heavy content is told more chronologically so it can get confusing if you don’t hold space to pay attention
akmatz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.75
In these times, we should all read more stories about what is happening and has been happening for so long in Palestine.
ojsingh's review against another edition
5.0
“I aspire here to something more modest than objectivity, which is truth. It is a slippery creature, and elusive, one that lives most of the time in contradiction. Its pursuit requires not only the employment of rigorous doubt and thorough research, but the capacity for empathy and discernment; qualities available only to individuals embedded in bodies, places, histories, and points of view. There is blood in us… and spirit, and a heart – this is not a handicap, but a strength, and a source of our salvation.”
firehandssunkisser's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
dragongirl271's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation
Minor: Death and Child death
sanabanana's review against another edition
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informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Such an amazing and insightful read. An absolute must read for any person wanting to be more informed on the conditions the Israeli occupation subjects to the Palestinians. I read some of the most horrifying things, things I still cannot get out of my head. But where I had the luxury to put the book down during heavy times, the Palestinian people do not have that luxury. And so many atrocities are swept under the rug. The double standards are insane.
Ben Ehrenreich, an American journalist, lives with many Palestinian families over the course of a few years and does a fantastic job documenting first hand the true experiences and the events that follow. His writing is enthralling, detailed and informative. I have pretty much recommended this book to anyone I converse about Palestine.
When reading this book on the train, I often could feel the people sitting next to me shifting their attention to the words in the book. I hope it piqued their interest. Any attention and energy poured towards Palestine is essential, ESPECIALLY during this time. 6 months of senseless slaughter and genocide is evil and the more people dedicated to help stop this, the better.
Ben Ehrenreich, an American journalist, lives with many Palestinian families over the course of a few years and does a fantastic job documenting first hand the true experiences and the events that follow. His writing is enthralling, detailed and informative. I have pretty much recommended this book to anyone I converse about Palestine.
When reading this book on the train, I often could feel the people sitting next to me shifting their attention to the words in the book. I hope it piqued their interest. Any attention and energy poured towards Palestine is essential, ESPECIALLY during this time. 6 months of senseless slaughter and genocide is evil and the more people dedicated to help stop this, the better.
mckaylamc's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
salemander's review against another edition
5.0
it is so devastating how long palestinians have had to deal with such horrific colonization. and yet they keep fighting. this whole book made me cry but the last couple lines detailing two teenage girls who stayed after all other protesters had fled, throwing stones that would not reach the soldiers far away on the hill but they did not give up. palestine will be free because the spirit of the people is stronger than any of these hateful colonizers could ever be.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, War, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, and Violence