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Personal Perspectives on Palestine & Israel
Reporting from Ramallah: An Israeli Journalist in an Occupied Land (Active Agents Series)Reporting from Ramallah: An Israeli Journalist in an Occupied Land (Active Agents Series) by A Hass
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Execllent reportage on life and events in the West Bank between 1997 and 2002 by acclained (and often reviled) Israeli Journalist Amira Hass
Sharon and My Mother-in-law: Ramallah DiariesSharon and My Mother-in-law: Ramallah Diaries by Suad Amiry
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A personal account of the trials and tribulations of daily life in the West Bank from the perspective of a secular, middle class, Palestinan woman: enlightening
When the Bulbul Stopped Singing: A Diary of Ramallah Under SiegeWhen the Bulbul Stopped Singing: A Diary of Ramallah Under Siege by Raja Shehadeh
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Another Palestinian diary, these books should be complusory reading for anyone who seeks to pigeon-hole Palestinians.
Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under SiegeDrinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land Under Siege by Amira Hass
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Journalist Amira Hass, who lived in Gaza during the mid-1990s, recounts the euphoria and disappear of Gazans' experiences of the Oslo Peace Process.
The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab DivideThe Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide by Susan Nathan
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An outsider's insider account of the state of Israeli society, thoroughly depressing, but very enlightening.
How Israel Lost: The Four QuestionsHow Israel Lost: The Four Questions by Richard Ben Cramer
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An American Jew's investigation into the current state of Israeli society, views the origins of the Israeli state with slightly rose tinted spectacles, but nevertheless offers many valuable insights.
I Saw RamallahI Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti
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A Palestinian poet's account of his return from exile, beautifully moving.