The Drone Eats with Me : A Gaza Diary

**An ordinary Gazan’s chronicle of the struggle to survive during Israel’s 2014 invasion of Gaza**__The Drone Eats with Me__ is an unforgettable rendering of everyday civilian life shattered by the realities of twenty-first-century warfare. Israel’s 2014 invasion of Gaza lasted 51 days, killed 2,145 Palestinians (578 of them children), injured over 11,000 people, and demolished more than 17,000 homes. Atef Abu Saif, a young father and novelist, puts an indelibly human face on these statistics, providing a rare window into the texture of a community and the realities of a conflict that is too often obscured by politics. An Ordinary Gazan's Chronicle Of The Struggle To Survive During Israel's 2014 Invasion Of Gaza The Fifty-day Israel-gaza Conflict That Began In Early July Of 2014 Left Over 2,100 People Dead. The Overwhelming Majority Of The Dead Were Palestinians, Including Some 500 Children. Another 13,000-odd Palestinians Were Wounded, And 17,200 Homes Demolished. These Statistics Are Sadly Familiar, As Is The Political Rhetoric From Israeli And Palestinian Authorities Alike. What Is Less Familiar, However, Is A Sense Of The Ordinary Gazan Society That War Lays To Waste. One Of The Few Voices To Make It Out Of Gaza Was That Of Atef Abu Saif, A Writer And Teacher From Jabalia Refugee Camp, Whose Eyewitness Accounts (published In The Guardian, New York Times, And Elsewhere) Offered A Rare Window Into The Conflict For Western Readers. Here, Abu Saif's Complete Diaries Of The War Allow Us To Witness The Events Of 2014 From The Perspective Of A Young Father, Fearing For His Family's Safety. In The Drone Eats With Me, Abu Saif Brings Readers An Intimate Glimpse Of Life During Wartime, As He, His Wife, And His Two Young Children Attempt To Live Their Lives With A Sense Of Normalcy, In Spite Of The Ever-present Danger And Carnage That Is Swallowing The Place They Call Home-- Atef Abu Saif. Includes Bibliographical References. "An ordinary Gazan's chronicle of the struggle to survive during Israel's 2014 invasion of Gaza The fifty-day Israel-Gaza conflict that began in early July of 2014 left over 2,100 people dead. The overwhelming majority of the dead were Palestinians, including some 500 children. Another 13,000-odd Palestinians were wounded, and 17,200 homes demolished. These statistics are sadly familiar, as is the political rhetoric from Israeli and Palestinian authorities alike. What is less familiar, however, is a sense of the ordinary Gazan society that war lays to waste. One of the few voices to make it out of Gaza was that of Atef Abu Saif, a writer and teacher from Jabalia refugee camp, whose eyewitness accounts (published in the Guardian, New York Times, and elsewhere) offered a rare window into the conflict for Western readers. Here, Abu Saif's complete diaries of the war allow us to witness the events of 2014 from the perspective of a young father, fearing for his family's safety. In The Drone Eats with Me, Abu Saif brings readers an intimate glimpse of life during wartime, as he, his wife, and his two young children attempt to live their lives with a sense of normalcy, in spite of the ever-present danger and carnage that is swallowing the place they call home"-- Provided by publisher An ordinary Gazan's “devastating contemporary war journal” that chronicles his fear, sadness, and boredom during Israel's 2014 invasion of Gaza (Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient) The Drone Eats with Me is an unforgettable rendering of everyday civilian life shattered by the realities of twenty-first-century warfare. Israel's 2014 invasion of Gaza lasted 51 days, killed 2,145 Palestinians (578 of them children), injured over 11,000 people, and demolished more than 17,000 homes. Atef Abu Saif, a young father and novelist, puts an indelibly human face on these statistics, providing a rare window into the texture of a community and the realities of a conflict that is too often obscured by politics. An ordinary Gazans devastating contemporary war journal that chronicles his struggle to survive Israels invasion of Gaza (Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient ) The Drone Eats with Me is an unforgettable rendering of everyday civilian life shattered by the realities of twenty-first-century warfare. Israels 2014 invasion of Gaza lasted 51 days, killed 2,145 Palestinians (578 of them children), injured over 11,000 people, and demolished more than 17,000 homes. Atef Abu Saif, a young father and novelist, puts an indelibly human face on these statistics, providing a rare window into the texture of a community and the realities of a conflict that is too often obscured by politics. An ordinary Gazan’s chronicle of the struggle to survive during Israel’s 2014 invasion of Gaza The Drone Eats with Me is an unforgettable rendering of everyday civilian life shattered by the realities of twenty-first-century warfare. Israel’s 2014 invasion of Gaza lasted 51 days, killed 2,145 Palestinians (578 of them children), injured over 11,000 people, and demolished more than 17,000 homes. Atef Abu Saif, a young father and novelist, puts an indelibly human face on these statistics, providing a rare window into the texture of a community and the realities of a conflict that is too often obscured by politics.