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"[This] extraordinary book of
photos and text ... should be read by every
American citizen."
-- U.S. Senator James G. Abourezk
"A moving, fact-filled and
insightful portrait of a people under relentless siege."
-- Norman Finkelstein, author of Beyond Chutzpah
and "This Time We Went Too Far"
"A
beautiful, evocative book.
Suarez’s marvellous photographs capture more eloquently than any
words the essence of what it means to live under
Israeli occupation. The accompanying text is
authoritative and to the point.
An aesthetic and educational experience not to be missed."
--
Ghada Karmi, author of Married to Another Man: Israel’s
Dilemma in Palestine
"Palestine: Sixty Years Later [is] a full bore assault against
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, rejecting assumptions of
symmetry between Israel and Palestine or presumptions that Israel acts
in self-defense... Suarez’s... photographs of contemporary Gaza,
East Jerusalem, and the West Bank are incontestable. They offer an
unnerving portrait of a people and a land under an inconsolable
occupation... The value of this photo essay lay in its capability to
remind its readers that Palestinians are people like themselves, wishing the best for their families, but
living under extremely harsh conditions... Suarez’s narrative
accompanying the photos provides a powerful indictment against Israel’s
practices and ultimate goal of erasing the Palestinian presence."
--
Middle East Books Reads
Palestine sixty years later combines 171 photographs and
commentary into a vivid glimpse of modern-day Palestine. An Introduction
summarizes the origins of partition, compares the methods of Zionist
expropriation used in 1948 to those employed today, and analyzes how
Israel has exploited Judaism and the collective Western subconscious.
The main part of the book is divided into three section: Gaza, East
Jerusalem, and the West Bank. Although its focus, inevitably, is on the
realities of life under siege and Occupation, the author depicts
side-by-side the "other" Palestine, people living their own lives as
best they can under that reality, refusing to be defined by it. A
concluding commentary addresses the reasons the conflict has remained
unresolved, and argues for immediate action to end the injustice.
A violinist, Thomas Suarez has written about Palestine both online and
in print, and is the author of three major works on the history of
cartography, and a novella. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of
Gaza Mental Health Foundation. |
