Cate Malek, Mateo Hoke (EDT) Palestine Speaks

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The occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has been one of the worlds most widely reported yet least understood human rights crises for over four decades. In this oral history collection, men and women from Palestineincluding a fisherman, a settlement administrator, and a marathon runnerdescribe in their own words how their lives have been shaped by the historic crisis. Other narrators include:ABEER, a young journalist from Gaza City who launched her career by covering bombing raids on the Gaza Strip. IBTISAM, the director of a multi-faith childrens center in the West Bank whose dream of starting a similar center in Gaza has so far been hindered by border closures.GHASSAN, an Arab-Christian physics professor and activist from Bethlehem who co-founded the International Solidarity Movement.