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A review by ethanhedman
Occupied Voices: Stories of Everyday Life from the Second Intifada by Wendy Pearlman
5.0
The pain and loss and displacement that Pearlman found during the second intifada and put into text could have been nearly unaltered and published today.
Two passages stood out to me in my first reading.
“You know, I think that peace would be the most dangerous thing for the Israeli community. Peace means that the outside enemy is no longer there. If they didn't have an external enemy, then they would probably have to look for another enemy among themselves. This was the psychological process behind the killing of Rabin. Rabin was serious about making peace with Arabs and Palestinians, and that is why an Israeli killed him.”
“In the West they may have luxury and security. But all of those luxuries can make people forget what "homeland" means. It can keep them from truly feeling for their neighbors or caring about their own people.”
Two passages stood out to me in my first reading.
“You know, I think that peace would be the most dangerous thing for the Israeli community. Peace means that the outside enemy is no longer there. If they didn't have an external enemy, then they would probably have to look for another enemy among themselves. This was the psychological process behind the killing of Rabin. Rabin was serious about making peace with Arabs and Palestinians, and that is why an Israeli killed him.”
“In the West they may have luxury and security. But all of those luxuries can make people forget what "homeland" means. It can keep them from truly feeling for their neighbors or caring about their own people.”