Our way to fight : Israeli and Palestinian activists for peace / Michael Riordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riordon, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Palestinian Arabs--Interviews.

Palestinian Arabs.

Israelis--Interviews.

Israelis.

Peace movements--Israel.

Peace movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traveling to thousand-year-old olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps, checkpoints, and barracks, Michael Riordon talks with people on both sides of the Israeli?Palestinian conflict who fight violence and war through creative resistance. The region remains a symbol of instability fueled by violence and hatred, and this investigation enters into the heart of the dispute and offers a different perspective. The author uncovers the crises that stirred them to act, the risks they face in working for peace, and the small victories that sustain them. These stories of Israelis w

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 A Day in the Country; 2 My Way to Fight; 3 The Jerusalem Syndrome; 4 Bridge to the World; 5 Witness; 6 There is a Law; 7 This is My Homeland; 8 Facts Under the Ground; 9 A Drop in the Sea; 10 Dreams Have Their Uses; 11 Civil-izing Israel; 12 The Generation that Matters; 13 Naming Palestine; 14 A Cure for Amnesia; 15 The Tempo of History; 16 Hello?; 17 Cracks in the Wall; 18 The Safety of Sleep; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Reprint. Originally published: London : Pluto Press, 2011.

ISBN:

1-56976-871-4

OCLC:

731646816