Barrier : The Seam of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

In this moving account of the barriers between Israelis and Palestinians, leading Israeli journalist Isabel Kershner traces the route of the wall Israel is building and reports its profound effects on people living on both sides. Kershner provides rich and insightful portraits of Israeli settlers feeling abandoned on the wrong side of the fence; Palestinian farmers angry at being cut off from their lands and groves; Arab families split up in a town now divided by the barrier; and Israelis protesting that it is an obstacle to peace. Exploring the reasons for the barrier and its political and moral implications, Kershner focuses on the people committed to their causes. As the future relationship between Israelis and Palestinians is being determined, this important book addresses one of the most controversial solutions. In this moving account of the barriers between Israelis and Palestinians, leading Israeli journalist Isabel Kershner traces the route of the wall Israel is building and reports its profound effects on people living on both sides.Kershner provides rich and insightful portraits of Israeli settlers feeling abandoned on the wrong side of the fence; Palestinian farmers angry at being cut off from their lands and groves; Arab families split up in a town now divided by the barrier; and Israelis protesting that it is an obstacle to peace. Exploring the reasons for the barrier and its political and moral implications, Kershner focuses on the people committed to their causes. As the future relationship between Israelis and Palestinians is being determined, Barrier: The Seam of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is an important book that addresses one of the most controversial solutions. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Maps......Page 14 1 The Stolen Sunset......Page 20 2 Paradise Lost......Page 52 3 The Bulldozer......Page 74 4 Arafat's Intifada......Page 102 5 Right vs Right......Page 126 6 The Holy Seam......Page 154 7 The Big Prison/Gaza Syndrome......Page 178 8 Beyond the Pale......Page 202 9 The Gray Line......Page 232 B......Page 246 G......Page 247 K......Page 248 P......Page 249 T......Page 250 Z......Page 251 Cover 1 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 12 Maps 14 1 The Stolen Sunset 20 2 Paradise Lost 52 3 The Bulldozer 74 4 Arafat's Intifada 102 5 Right vs Right 126 6 The Holy Seam 154 7 The Big Prison/Gaza Syndrome 178 8 Beyond the Pale 202 9 The Gray Line 232 Index 246 A 246 B 246 C 247 D 247 E 247 F 247 G 247 H 248 I 248 J 248 K 248 L 249 M 249 N 249 O 249 P 249 Q 250 R 250 S 250 T 250 U 251 W 251 Y 251 Z 251 Presenting an exploration of the divisions between Israelis and Palestinians, and within each community, this book traces Israel's controversial security barrier and reports on the personal effects of its being built. It makes concrete the psychological divisions that have deepened as disillusionment followed the failed peace process An analysis of the security barrier being built in the West Bank considers how it is having a profound political and moral effect on the Israelis and Palestinians on both sides, including settlers, divided families, and farmers. "Politics, anger, and fear divide Israelis and Palestinians, two nations bound in deadly conflict