Life in Occupied Palestine Eyewitness Stories Photos (2008)

A wonderfully moving introduction to the plight of the Palestinians in simple everyday terms with a captivating narration by eyewitness Anna Baltzer Baltzer a JewishAmerican Columbia graduate and Fulbright scholar presents her discoveries as a volunteer with the International Womens Peace Service in the West Bank documenting human rights abuses and supporting Palestinianled nonviolent resistance to the Occupation Baltzers presentation provides those interested in the issue with critical information and documentation that can be difficult to obtain through mainstream media sources and to encourage informed action Topics include checkpoints settlements Israeli activism Zionism 1948 War refugees censorship the Wall and environmental devastation The granddaughter of Holocaust refugees Baltzer works to address the injustices of today in light of those of the past She is author of the book Witness in Palestine