| Next Year in Jerusalem: Everyday Life in a Divided Land Contributor(s): Golan-Agnon, Daphna (Author), Woolfson, Janine (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1565849302 ISBN-13: 9781565849303 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2005 Annotation: Though brought up in a right-wing Israeli household as the daughter of a former member of the Stern Gang, Daphna Golan-Agnon has become one of Israel's most outspoken activists for the rights of Palestinians. In this moving memoir, she writes of the struggle of everyday life in a state edging ever closer to apartheid. Through anecdotes, interviews, and letters, Next Year in Jerusalem provides an insider's view of the milestones of the Israeli peace movement, drawing on Golan-Agnon's experience as co-founder of the human rights organization B'Tselem and the feminist peace group Bat Shalom. From the efforts to draw attention to the Ansar III desert prison, where Palestinian political prisoners once languished without trial, to the 1999 Israeli High Court victory abolishing torture, to the many misunderstandings that arise even among like-minded Palestinian and Israeli activists, Golan-Agnon candidly portrays the challenges of being part of a growing movement of Israelis who refuse to participate in the persecution of Palestinians. Confronting the Palestinian-Israeli dilemma in all its complexity, Next Year in Jersualem gives readers a unique, personal view of the joint struggle for peace. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Peace |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004060953 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.64" W x 7.78" (0.94 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: Daphna Golan-Agnon has gained international recognition as one of the most courageous and eloquent voices for a more just Israeli society. In this moving memoir, she writes of her early years in a right-wing Israeli household as the daughter of a former member of the Stern Gang, her marriage into the family of the country's most eminent novelist, and her efforts to raise children in a society caught up in violence and instability while working simultaneously for political change. Through anecdotes, interviews and letters, Next Year in Jerusalem provides an insider's view of the milestones of the Israeli peace movement, drawing on Golan-Agnon's experience as co-founder of the pioneering human rights organization B'Tselem and the feminist peace group Bat Shalom. From protests against the Ansar III desert prison, where Palestinian political prisoners languish for months in harsh conditions without trial, to the landmark 1999 Israeli High Court victory to abolish torture, to the devastating tensions that arise even among like-minded Palestinian and Israeli activists, Golan-Agnon candidly portrays the growing movement of Israelis who understand that the occupation, beyond persecuting Palestinians, is destroying Israel from within. Confronting the Palestinian-Israeli dilemma in all its complexity, she remains stubbornly optimistic, never entirely losing hope of a brighter future. Next Year in Jerusalem gives readers a unique, personal view of the joint struggle for peace. |
