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Israeli Jews and Palestinians appear side by side for the first time in this remarkable book to share powerful feelings and reflections on growing up in one of the world's longest and most dangerous conflicts. Here, thirty-six men and women, boys and girls, tell of their coming-of-age in a land of turmoil.
From kibbutzim in Israel and the occupied territories to Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Israeli Jews and Palestinians tell of tragedy and transcendence as they face their deepest fears and dream of a peaceful future. Listen to them as they recount stories of their brief and often violent youth.
No matter what their ethnic identity, how much and how long they have suffered, these courageous autobiographers most often reveal a deep longing for peace. Perhaps their hopes and fears are best illustrated by a parable retold by eighteen-year-old Redrose (a pseudonym):
"Two frogs got trapped in a jar of cream. They couldn't jump out of the liquid and they couldn't climb because the sides of the jar were slippery. One frog said, 'By dawn I'll be dead,' and went to sleep. The second frog swam all night long and in the morning found herself floating on a pat of butter."
List of contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
NO OTHER STORM
by Moshe ShamirTHUMBPRINT
by Ehud Ben-EzerMARKED BY THE TEETH
by Moshe DorTHE ARAK OF ABU-ANTON
by Yehudit HendelTHE DARK VILLAGES
by Reuven MiranEARLY LESSONS OF SEPARATION
by Anan AmeriI SURVIVED THE WAR
by Musa Jamil Jaffer (pseudonym)GOING TO JERUSALEM
by Gunter DavidA CHRISTIAN PALESTINIAN'S STORY
by Wadad SabaYEHEZKEL
by Yitzhak Bar-YossefPARADISE ON THE BORDER
by Yael MediniTEN CENTIMETERS OF DUST
by Shammai GolanTRACINGS
by Basim Abdoraad (pseudonym)HOPES ARE HOPES
by Leah AyalonTZIPORI
by Reuven MiranMARKED FOR DESTRUCTION
by Ibtisam S. BarakatA CHILD IN RAFAH CAMP
by Ahmed YounisIN THE COURTYARD OF THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF THE KIBBUTZ
by Shuli DichterA CHILD'S MISGIVINGS ABOUT THE WAR
by Mohammad ZahaykehSHARDS
by Tanya Gardiner-ScottBORDERLAND
by Mohammad MasadBORN IN BETHLEHEM
by Marina N. RiadiCHILDHOOD/MANHOOD
by Omar MahdawiCHILDREN OF A TENTH-CLASS GOD?
by Nihaya QawasmiALTI ZACHEN
by Victoria Kay-FeinermanCAUGHT IN CONFLICT
by Rachel HovneONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS
by Nahla Mary BeierMY MOTHER PALESTINE
by Ramzy BaroudA LOOK INTO MEMORY
by Ghareeb (pseudonym)HEALING THE WOUNDS OF CHILDHOOD
by Ammar Abu ZayyadFACE OF PEACE
by Redrose (pseudonym)MY LIFE ON THE FIRING LINE
by Racheli TalTHE POWER OF LIFE
by Racheli TalTWO AWFUL WEEKS IN MARCH
by Liran ZvibelNOT AGAIN!
by Jeffrey KleinBIBLIOGRAPHY
CREDITS
PHOTO CREDITS
CHRONOLOGY OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
About the author
Laurel Holliday has a private psychotherapy practice in Seattle, USA. Formerly a teacher and editor she now writes full time and is the author of three previous books in the Children in Conflict series: , including CHILDREN IN THE HOLOCAUST AND WORLD WAR II: THEIR SECRET DIARIES published by Piatkus, CHILDREN OF THE TROUBLES published by Pocket isbn
0 671 537385 and CHILDREN OF THE DREAM published by Pocket isbn 0 671 00803X
