For that alone, I invite you into the constructive uneasiness that many more will need to feel before any change on the ground bears fruit that we can all taste equally." No matter the angle from which you enter this book, you will exit it slightly upended. Peter Beinart, author of The Crisis of Zionism "This bold story of an all-too-ordinary Palestinian boy, prematurely made into a man, narrated by a white American Jewish woman, tells the Palestinian story while opening a myriad of taboo topics, without closing any. Library Journal "The next time someone asks you if there's still hope for justice and peace in Israel and Palestine, just hand them this book." Best suited for those interested in Jewish and Middle East studies and contemporary social history." Booklist "A poignant, beautifully told story of a young man wanting to help create a bridge between Palestinians and Israelis. Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "Penina Eilberg-Schwartz, a Jewish American, anti-occupation activist, tells Khatib's story in a work of radiant contradiction and persistent discomfort." "An engaging, hopeful lesson in how changing the conversation can actually change history." And it opens a new space, shapes a third narrative, and finds another world that can exist-though it's often hard to see-inside this one. Intimate and political, In This Place Together opens us up to the dangers and hopes of working with others across vast differences in power and experience. Still, as he built friendships with Israelis and resisted the occupation alongside them, he could not lose sight of the great power imbalance in the relationship, of all the violence and erasure still present as they dreamt forward together. Ultimately, he came to realize mutual recognition, alongside a transformation of the systems that governed their lives, was necessary for both Palestinians and Israelis to move forward. In his journey, he encountered the deep injustice of torture, witnessed the power of hunger strikes, and studied Jewish history. In language that is poetic and unflinchingly honest, Eilberg-Schwartz and Khatib chronicle what led him to dedicate his life to joint nonviolence. He reveals how he became convinced that Palestinian freedom can flourish alongside Jewish connection to the land where he was born. In a book he asked Penina Eilberg-Schwartz, an American Jew, to write, and based on years of conversation between them, Khatib shares how his activism became deeply rooted in the belief that we must ground all work-from dialogue to direct action to healing-in recognition of the history and humanity of the other. Imprisoned at the age of 14, he began a process of political and spiritual transformation still unfolding today. As a Palestinian youth, Sulaiman Khatib encountered the occupation in his village and attempted to fight back, stabbing an Israeli. About the Book "Through the story of Palestinian peace activist Sulaiman Khatib, this book offers a narrative meditation on joint nonviolence and shared dreams in Israel-Palestine, opening a window to the questions of power, multiple narratives, and imagination that touch conflicts and struggles for justice everywhere"-īook Synopsis A narrative meditation on joint nonviolence, opening a window to the questions of power, multiple narratives, and imagination that touch on struggles for justice everywhere.
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