 iUniverse, Nov 1, 2003 - 206 pages In March 2002, Cathy Sultan, an American who lived through eight years of Lebanon's civil war, traveled to Jerusalem and the West Bank in an attempt to understand the human aspects of this tragic conflict. There she encountered the barbed wire and checkpoints that separate Israelis from Palestinians; the daily, deadly reality of Apache gunships strafing West Bank cities, targeting alleged terrorists, and the incessant fear of suicide bombers. In Ramallah, she met Palestinians in the al-Amari refugee camp. She interviewed teenagers, teachers, a businessman, and Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement. She visited the Old City and toured Israeli settlements. She spoke with Israeli soldiers at the Wailing Wall and spent an evening discussing politics with an Israeli Army Major. She visited with scholars and peace activists. She walked down Emek Refaim Street, the sight of recent suicide bombings, understanding, from her years in Beirut, the terror Israelis deal with on a daily basis. Her interviews with a wide range of people offer sharply contrasting opinions. Her quest for the experience and reality of daily life in this troubled land gives a new, impartial and clearer understanding to this complicated conflict. |
