Struggle and Survival in Palestine/IsraelMark LeVine, Gershon Shafir "This wonderful volume illuminates the human dimensions of the complex and often painful history of modern Palestine/Israel by vividly relating the life stories of a variety of individuals and exploring how their experiences have been profoundly shaped by the recurrent struggles over this land. It highlights the importance of human agency in shaping history, but also the impact of historical events and processes on individuals’ life choices. This book is not only a valuable resource for teaching but is also of great value to anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and in the perspectives and destinies of those who have lived in its shadows."—Zachary Lockman, New York University. "This book is a welcome and essential addition to the extensive literature on the conflict in Israel/Palestine that tends to overlook the individual and their personal experiences. It is through these personal stories that one best appreciates the complex realities of this land. Each of the powerful narratives chosen by the contributors to this valuable volume is like a microcosmos that teaches us about the diverse realities in Israel and Palestine as a whole. This is a refreshing and original contribution to a field of inquiry that is craving for such a novel approach."—Ilan Pappé, author of The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty |
Contents
Foreword by Edmund Burke III | 1 |
The Sephardi Entrepreneur and British ViceConsul Haim Amzalak | 39 |
Wasif Jawhariyyehs Old Jerusalem | 51 |
Manya Shochat and Her Commune | 63 |
Hero or Antihero? | 85 |
Dr tawfiq Canaan | 104 |
revisionism and rescue | 157 |
from the Holocaust to a Safe Shore | 196 |
Is Slavery over? | 271 |
Majed al Masri in two Intifadas in nablus | 337 |
from Socialist to Capitalist tycoon | 357 |
Becoming a Hamas Suicide Bomber | 370 |
The Making of a Political assassin | 384 |
Mais in the War of the Words | 399 |
an anarchist traitor in His own Society | 413 |
abu ahmad and His Handalas | 427 |
a Story of a Palestinian refugee | 221 |
a tale of Baghdad and tel aviv | 256 |
List of Contributors | 445 |
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