OUR SACRED LAND: VOICES OF THE PALESTINE-ISRAELI CONFLICT; TRANS. BY CATHERINE SPENCER

In 2002 celebrated novelist and journalist Kenize Mourad traveled through Israel and the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, interviewing ordinary Palestinians and Israelis who have been extraordinarily touch by the conflict between their peoples. This book tells their stories. CONTENTS......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 9 INTRODUCTION......Page 10 1 Daily Life......Page 14 A HOUSE DESTROYED THREE TIMES......Page 16 JEFF HALPER......Page 22 A DIFFICULT MARRIAGE......Page 28 TO BE EIGHTEEN IN PALESTINE......Page 32 2 In the Name of God......Page 38 AN ISRAELI SETTLER......Page 40 Father Bernard......Page 50 3 Army Abuses and Conscientious Objectors......Page 60 THE ARTIST......Page 62 THE THREE KHALILS......Page 66 A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR......Page 73 4 Suicide Bombings......Page 80 WAFA, THE FIRST FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER......Page 82 ORITÕS SORROW......Page 87 5 Freedom of Expression......Page 92 ITINERARY OF A PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST......Page 94 CHARLES ENDERLIN, ISRAELI JOURNALIST......Page 98 RAM LOEWY, ACTIVIST FILM-MAKER......Page 100 6 Palestinian and Israeli Children......Page 106 A SCHOOL IN PALESTINE......Page 108 CAIRO, CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST......Page 117 "WHEN IM GROWN UP, I'LL KILL THEM!"......Page 120 FORTUNŁEÕS CHILDREN......Page 123 DAPHNEÕS CHILDREN......Page 128 ÒI DONÕT TRUST ANY ARABSÓ......Page 130 "THEY SHOT ME FOR FUN"......Page 135 LIVING UNDER CURFEW......Page 137 THE LITTLE FIGHTER......Page 140 7 Gaza......Page 146 JABALIYA CAMP......Page 148 KHAN YUNIS......Page 152 TAREQ, EX-FEDAY......Page 166 A RATHER DIFFERENT LITTLE BOY......Page 176 8 Being an Arab–Israeli......Page 184 THE ASSASSINATION OF A PEACE CAMPAIGNER......Page 187 9 Jenin......Page 192 A MARTYRED TOWN......Page 194 10 Common Cause......Page 206 AN OPTIMISTIC REALIST......Page 208 THE WOMEN IN BLACK......Page 217 RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 225 LEA TSEMEL, DEFENDER OF PALESTINIANS......Page 232 Epilogue......Page 242 THE ETHICS OF REVENGE......Page 244 CHRONOLOGY......Page 247 THE OSLO ACCORDS AND ZONE A, B, C, D......Page 251 CAMP DAVID 2......Page 252 THE TABA NEGOTIATIONS......Page 253 THE RIGHT OF RETURN......Page 255 In 2002, Celebrated Novelist And Journalist Kenize Mourad Travelled Through Israel And The Occupied Territories Of The West Bank And Gaza Strip, Interviewing Ordinary Palestinians And Israelis Extraordinarily Touched By The Conflict Between Their Peoples. This Is Their Story. Uncovering A World Where Both Sides Live With The Daily Realities And Personal Consequences Of Conflict, This Heartfelt Cry For Peace Will Both Move And Enlighten In An Unforgettable Manner.--book Jacket. Daily Life -- In The Name Of God -- Army Abuses And Conscientious Objectors -- Suicide Bombings -- Freedom Of Expression -- Palestinian And Israeli Children -- Gaza -- Being An Arab-israeli -- Jenin -- Common Cause -- The Oslo Accords -- Camp David 2 -- The Taba Negotiations -- The Right Of Return. Kenizé Mourad ; [translated By Catherine Spencer]. English Translation Of: Le Parfum De Notre Terre : Voix De Palestine Et D'israël. A journalist and novelist take readers into the heart of one of the world's most intractable conflicts, introducing a Palestinian man whose home has been repeatedly destroyed; a Jewish settler originally from Morocco; a Christian clergyman from Bethlehem; a Jewish conscientious objector; the family of Wafa, the first female suicide bomber; the sister of a Jewish Israeli killed by a suicide bomber; journalists, children and activists from both sides; and many others The journalist and novelist take readers deep into the heart of one of the world's most intractible conflicts, introducing Salim, a Palestinian woman whose house has been demolished numerous times, and Wafa, the first female suicide bomber, among other fascinating people. Original.