
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams
Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience
- 304 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Broken Promises, Broken Dreams
Stories of Jewish and Palestinian Trauma and Resilience
About this book
The tragedies of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians are never far from the pages of the mainstream press. Yet it is rare to hear about the reality of life on the ground -- and it is rarer still when these voices belong to women. This book records the journey of a Jewish American physician travelling and working within Israel and the Occupied Territories. Alice Rothchild grew up in a family grounded by the traumas of the Holocaust and passionately devoted to Israel. This book recounts her experiences as she grapples with the reality of life in Israel and the hardships of Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. The new edition includes a new preface, two chapters on Israeli dissent and a chapter which explores the impact of a Palestinian home demolition and the work of Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters who have joined together to form Combatants for Peace. Ultimately, the book raises troubling questions regarding US policy and the mainstream Jewish community's insistence on giving unquestioning support to all Israeli policy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface to Second Edition
- Preface to First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map
- Part One Jewish Voices from Israel and the Diaspora
- Part Two Palestinian Trauma, Resilience and Resistance
- Part Three The Implications of Knowing: Complicity and Dissent
- Glossary
- Brief Time Line
- Notes
- References and Websites
- Index