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Foreigners are flocking to Palestine, but not for Holy Land pilgrimages or beach vacations. This book tells two stories that have become intertwined in the Middle East: the story of Palestinians who, tired of waiting for UN peacekeepers, have called upon the world's activists for protection and of the Americans who are putting their lives on the line answering that call. Together these Americans, Palestinians, Israelis, and Europeans are making a non-violent, grassroots attempt to question the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The core of this collection lies in the eyewitness accounts of life under the Occupation. From the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to refugee camps under siege, these accounts give incontrovertible evidence of the terror generated by the Israeli army. Giving context to these stories is an interview with the founder of the Palestinian-led International Solidarity Movement, which is bringing internationals to Israel and the Occupied Territories, and essays by other human rights activists such as prominent Palestinians Hanan Ashrawi and Edward Said. While Bush's "war on terrorism" is hampered by the unresolved Palestinian quest for statehood, almost 100,000 activists converged upon Washington in April, 2002 to demonstrate against militarism and for global economic justice, with a particular focus on Palestine. In the only book capturing the new international movement to end the Occupation, these harrowing and poignant stories create a portrait of diverse people making unprecedented efforts for peace.
Contents
Preface, Noam Chomsky; Introduction, Laurieann Aladin; Foreword, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti; I. Live from Palestine; Life Under Occupation; Bethlehem, a poem by Nathalie Handal; The Border, Nabila Assaf; A Day in Palestinian Hell, Abdel Fattah Abu-Srour; Going for a Ride, Islah Jad; Catalyst for Change; Call for Internationals: Press Release dated July 15, 2001; The Uprising for Freedom is an International Struggle: An Interview with Huwalda Arraf; Birmingham to Bethlehem, Larry Hales, Jr.; My Mother,s Son, Trevor Baumgartner; II. Live from Palestine; Live from Palestine: The Diaries Project, Arjan El Fassed; Fall/Winter 2001; From,,Stepping off the Sidewalk, - Edward Mast; Muhammad,s Killer, Neta Golan; Confession from an Israeli Refusnik, Shahar Dolev, Translated from Hebrew by Steve Quester; Ravaged Childhood: Journal Excerpts from Medecins Sans Frontieres [Doctors without Borders], Paris, Presented and translated by Fawzia Reda and Karen Glasgow; Movement Building: From ISM Participant to Palestine-Solidarity Organizer, Jordan Flaherty; Solidarity Movements; International Direct Action: The Spanish Revolution to the Palestinian Intifada, Mark Schneider; A New Current in Palestine, Edward W. Said; Solidarity Limits: A Critique of International Movements, Justin Podur; Spring 2002; Invasion of Ramallah: Forty-Eight Hours, Adam Shapiro; Marching to Beit Jala, Maia Ramnath; Tales of Terror in Palestine, Ida Audeh; Sixteen Days in the West Bank, Nancy Stohlman;,,You Can,t be a Democracy and Keep 3.5 Million Arabs Under an Occupation-: Conversations with Israeli Peace Activists, Ben Scribner; Searching for the Truth in Jenin, Kathy Kelly; Juthith Means Corpse, Brian Wood; Inside the Church of the Nativity, Kristen Schurr
