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hileahrious's review
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.0
A thorough account of the history of Palestine’s struggle, told through the lens of a family that suffered at the hands of the zionist project across generations. The atrocities depicted are precisely the ones we are seeing today. The story is the same, only now it is intensified and more genocidal than ever. Palestinians have been crying out for decades, but the imperialist powers that be decided it would be better for their pockets to silence them, violently and slowly, offering false hope and false peace, only to kill them over and over again.
jiujensu's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Excellent generational record and also a quicker look at the history of Palestine than say Khalidi's The Hundred Years War. USians would do well do read this one to combat the mostly pro-Israel position that dominates the government, media, and everything else. It emphasizes the essential point missing from the conversation - no peace agreement has ever addressed right of return, end to occupation, settlement removal, etc and instead focuses solely on Israeli security and hands Palestinians a list of demands it must comply with - OR ELSE. Other myths are also addressed, but that one was well- stated and much needed now.
You'll also get a much better look at what Hamas is and isn't, what the elections meant, and how it resulted in the complete imprisonment of thre population.
I hope one can see how these genocide efforts happen every few years. It isn't a cycle of violence or two sides, but a colonial power trying to displace the indigenous population.
You'll also get a much better look at what Hamas is and isn't, what the elections meant, and how it resulted in the complete imprisonment of thre population.
I hope one can see how these genocide efforts happen every few years. It isn't a cycle of violence or two sides, but a colonial power trying to displace the indigenous population.
katylang's review
5.0
Beautiful and terrible to bear witness to. Despite including a lot of names, dates, numbers, and historical accounts of battles and resistance (which normally I find hard to follow), this book read more like a novel than a difficult history book and made Palestine's history come alive through the story of his family. Recommend.
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