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Voices of the Nakba: A Living History Of Palestine by Diana Allan
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
4.5
A mix of essays covering themes that can be found in interviews with Palestinians that cover the Nakba and the experiences of Palestinians in that time period. Fascinating and very human. Palestinians don't have to be perfect victims to see how terrible the Nakba was and continues to be. Zionism destroyed so much of their communities, families, land, and sense of belonging. Palestinians deserve to return to their homelands.
I think the project to document Palestinian experience is so important especially because so many Palestinians in the diaspora cannot return. Their stories should not be lost. This is not an easy read but very good to have further insight into individuals living such traumatic events.
This is where the interview videos can be found - https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/poha/
There are some generalizations of peoples, including Jewish people being conflated with Zionists. The "g" word is used for Romani people at one point.
I think the project to document Palestinian experience is so important especially because so many Palestinians in the diaspora cannot return. Their stories should not be lost. This is not an easy read but very good to have further insight into individuals living such traumatic events.
This is where the interview videos can be found - https://libraries.aub.edu.lb/poha/
There are some generalizations of peoples, including Jewish people being conflated with Zionists. The "g" word is used for Romani people at one point.