News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine
![From Wisconsin to Gaza to Jenin: An American Writer’s Lived Experience in Palestine [Book Review]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/from-wisconsin-to-gaza-to-jenin-1926401834.jpeg)
The memoir of an American daughter of a German immigrant raised under Nazi Germany, and the mother of three Palestinian Americans, who meets Palestine from the ground level. An eloquent read with nuanced explanations of a multitude of key points about the conflict, explained in depth in extensive endnotes.
![“Peacemakers in Israel-Palestine: Dialogues for a Just Peace” [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Peacemakers-in-Israel-Palestine.jpg)
Featuring a chapter by Sam, “Peacemakers in Israel-Palestine aims to analyze the crucial roles and capacities of mid-level, nongovernmental peacemakers as they provide unique approaches to transforming the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It also aims to analyze and experience dialogue as the primary mode of peacemaking communication.
The Law and the Prophets amplifies the voices of the brave, determined individuals who are trying to expose the destructive, unjust, and sometimes invisible ways in which Israel exploits and oppresses Palestinians. They deserve your attention.
!["The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine" by Ben Ehrenreich [Recommended]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-Way-to-the-Spring-Life-and-Death-in-Palestine-by-Ben-Ehrenreich.jpg)
