A crazy occupation : eyewitness to the Intifada / Jamie Tarabay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tarabay, Jamie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Tarabay, Jamie.

Journalists--Australia--Biography.

Journalists.

Australia.

Israel--Description and travel.

Israel.

Israel--Politics and government--1993-.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 219 pages : map ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2005.

Summary:

Jamie Tarabay's parents left Lebanon before war broke out in 1975 and watched from afar as their beloved Beirut was torn apart. So it's not surprising they weren't exactly delighted when their 25-year-old daughter decided to throw herself back into the thick of Middle Eastern politics.

But Jamie was unafraid - or perhaps just stunningly naive.

Arriving in Jerusalem in the middle of September 2000, Jamie was unsure what to expect, but excited at the prospect of exploring a vibrant land, rich in history and politics. After all, Clinton was hosting peace talks and soon there would be harmony in the region, right? Not exactly. Within days of arriving Jamie's dreams of wandering ancient, walled cities discussing detente were shattered by gunfire. She found herself thrown into a world of age-old hatreds and modern violence, Israeli settlers and Palestinian refugees, failed negotiations and political point-scoring. All the while becoming increasingly aware that the two peoples facing off across the fences, walls and borders were, in reality, not so different.

This is a story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as seen through the sometimes fiery, sometimes sad eyes of the people Jamie encountered - the warriors and politicians, suicide bombers and schoolchildren, nightclub owners, housewives and shopkeepers. It is also the deeply moving personal memoir of a young journalist's political awakening, set amidst the carnage of the second intifada, the failed peace talks and the eventual death of Yasser Arafat.

Contents:

Prologue: Atchany, Lebanon October 1989-July 1990 ix

Part 1 Hitting the pause button 1

Chapter 1 September 2000 3

Chapter 2 Saturday 23 September 2000 14

Chapter 3 Thursday 28 September 2000 20

Chapter 4 30 September-10 October 2000 32

Chapter 5 Wednesday 11 October 2000 54

Chapter 6 Thursday 12 October 2000 63

Chapter 7 Friday 20 October 2000 77

Chapter 8 November 2000 90

Chapter 9 Thursday 30 November 2000 to mid-January 2001 105

Chapter 10 End January-6 February 2001 121

Part 2 An end brings new beginnings 135

Chapter 11 Ramallah, 14 November 2004 137

Chapter 16 Ramallah, 14 November 2004 208

Epilogue: Palestine Hotel, Baghdad, Iraq, 14 February 2005 216.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

174114650X

OCLC:

64449917

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