Lighthouse

Writings on the Wall: Palestinian Oral Histories

- Thomas Suárez / collected by the Arab Educational Institute in Bethlehem

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A book that truly “sees through walls,” Thomas Suárez has organized a remarkable collection of Palestinian oral histories, most of which hang on Israel’s apartheid Wall. Following his forthright introduction deconstructing the so-called “conflict,” the author’s annotations and photographs provide background to these testimonies of ordinary people living under a sadistic, seven-decade military occupation.

From the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, concerning Israel’s apartheid Wall:\ “[We express our] grave concern about the continuing construction, contrary to international law, by Israel of the wall inside the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem … in departure from the Armistice Line of 1949 … [and] the failure of the Government of Israel to cooperate…”\ \ \ From Miriam Margolyes, BAFTA Award-winning actress:\ “At last, a chance to hear the voices of Palestinians being punished simply for their homes being in a place that others wanted. If you think you understand the Palestine-Israel conflict, read this.”