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She's a refugee and revolutionary, but there's so much more. In 114 pages, she's intelligently and articulately detailed what the revolution is about and how the world worked at the time. She misses nothing and pulls no punches.
There are stories from school, about her cat, about her favorite teacher, two important moments that compelled her to a life of revolutionary action. Her descriptions of the PFLP are interesting. They had to study first in order to help find where they fit in the organization. I wish we encouraged such political education and thought. Of course her prison time is recorded - she maintains her wit throughout. There's also an instance where she meets young people from the US in 1968 fresh from protesting. She's funny and condescending, but maybe rightly so given what she's been through.
She has some of the best analysis of the region, the players, the politics - far better than any Western historian or journalist. If you want the tea, this is one to read. She discusses Jordan's betrayal, the love for Nasser as well as her disappointment with him, the PLO as a compromise rather than representative of the people.
She's admirably driven and principled - she held to Marxist beliefs and didn't want to harm anyone but the Zionist entity. This is in contrast to how she is painted by the US and Western world, liberal or conservative, who consider her a terrorist. Certain social media platforms block her images. You really have to read and decide for yourself on this one.
There are stories from school, about her cat, about her favorite teacher, two important moments that compelled her to a life of revolutionary action. Her descriptions of the PFLP are interesting. They had to study first in order to help find where they fit in the organization. I wish we encouraged such political education and thought. Of course her prison time is recorded - she maintains her wit throughout. There's also an instance where she meets young people from the US in 1968 fresh from protesting. She's funny and condescending, but maybe rightly so given what she's been through.
She has some of the best analysis of the region, the players, the politics - far better than any Western historian or journalist. If you want the tea, this is one to read. She discusses Jordan's betrayal, the love for Nasser as well as her disappointment with him, the PLO as a compromise rather than representative of the people.
She's admirably driven and principled - she held to Marxist beliefs and didn't want to harm anyone but the Zionist entity. This is in contrast to how she is painted by the US and Western world, liberal or conservative, who consider her a terrorist. Certain social media platforms block her images. You really have to read and decide for yourself on this one.