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ePalestine.ps - Sam Bahour

News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine

BY TOPIC: 1948

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“The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide” [Book Review]

“The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide” [Book Review]

Although she arrived in Israel in 1999 as an ardent Zionist, over several years she became more and more interested in discovering the true situation of the Arabs inside Israel, who despite their sizable proportion of the population, seemed all but invisible to her.  This led to her decision to move to Tamra, a single Jew in a town of over 25,000 Arabs.  This was an unprecedented action in Israeli society. The deep friendships she developed reflect her view that despite the unofficial policy of separation that is actively promoted by the Israeli government, there is true hope of reconciliation and cooperation.


“The Arabs in Israel” by Sabri Jiryis [Recommended]

“The Arabs in Israel” by Sabri Jiryis [Recommended]

A classic account of the situation of Arabs in Israel in the 18 years following its creation. Sabri Jiryis, born in 1938 in the Christian Arab town of Fassuta, is an Arab Israeli writer and lawyer, a graduate of the Hebrew University law faculty, and prominent Palestinian activist. In 1966 the first edition of his book The Arabs in Israel was published in Hebrew.