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Don’t Say we didn’t Know
The Israeli – Palestinian conflict – a new approach!This book is formulated with the understanding that on both sides of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict there are people who want the same peace and protection of human rights. This fact is also what inspires the author to address some very moral questions and raise constructive and productive explanations
Why don’t people want to know about their own country’s crimes? Why do Human Rights and Peace movements’ activities evoke such strong opposition? This book focuses on the positive aspects of those questions and takes a deeper look into those few movements that were successful, while analyzing what enabled them to turn into massive movements creating major change. The book emphasizes the fact that there can be a way to reach what people on both sides desire – peace and offers a vision of "escalation of nonviolence" to make it happen.
Why don’t people want to know about their own country’s crimes? Why do Human Rights and Peace movements’ activities evoke such strong opposition? This book focuses on the positive aspects of those questions and takes a deeper look into those few movements that were successful, while analyzing what enabled them to turn into massive movements creating major change. The book emphasizes the fact that there can be a way to reach what people on both sides desire – peace and offers a vision of "escalation of nonviolence" to make it happen.
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Published January 5, 2019
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February 28, 2019
“What?!’ Do you actually deny our right to be here?”
Israeli author Amos Gvirtz is on a mission: to inform all people about the sanctity of human life and the equality of all human beings, particularly as addressed in his well written book seeking understanding and between Israel and Palestine and promoting a nonviolent approach to stop the banishment of Palestinians from their home.
The mood for this examination of the dichotomy between Israelis and Palestinians is set in Amos’ Introduction: ‘A few years ago, Ya’acov Manor and I went to the Intensive Care Unity of Beilinson Hospital to vista an elderly Palestinian man who had been beaten unconscious by settlers from Elon Moreh. We sat talking with the injured man’s son. Another Palestinian, there to visit his sick brother, joined our conversation. He told us how he had suffered at the hands of teenage boys from the Israeli settlement beside his village, which repeatedly broke through the fence around his cistern and urinated in it. At that moment I thought to myself, there are thousands of such stories that don’t get told and that none f us Israelis hear about. They are part of the ongoing chronicle of the occupation.’
Amos proceeds to offer both sides of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian/Arab conflict in a manner of equal time for both sides’ plight. A significant number of actual incidents are reported, reinforcing the title of the book. The result is a book that puts so much into perspective that we can only hope that his plea for understanding and non violence will finally be heard, considered and acted upon.
Both sides of the human coin are addressed in a manner that should bring attention to Amos Gvirtz and his plea for peace and understanding. This is an impressive and important book.
Israeli author Amos Gvirtz is on a mission: to inform all people about the sanctity of human life and the equality of all human beings, particularly as addressed in his well written book seeking understanding and between Israel and Palestine and promoting a nonviolent approach to stop the banishment of Palestinians from their home.
The mood for this examination of the dichotomy between Israelis and Palestinians is set in Amos’ Introduction: ‘A few years ago, Ya’acov Manor and I went to the Intensive Care Unity of Beilinson Hospital to vista an elderly Palestinian man who had been beaten unconscious by settlers from Elon Moreh. We sat talking with the injured man’s son. Another Palestinian, there to visit his sick brother, joined our conversation. He told us how he had suffered at the hands of teenage boys from the Israeli settlement beside his village, which repeatedly broke through the fence around his cistern and urinated in it. At that moment I thought to myself, there are thousands of such stories that don’t get told and that none f us Israelis hear about. They are part of the ongoing chronicle of the occupation.’
Amos proceeds to offer both sides of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian/Arab conflict in a manner of equal time for both sides’ plight. A significant number of actual incidents are reported, reinforcing the title of the book. The result is a book that puts so much into perspective that we can only hope that his plea for understanding and non violence will finally be heard, considered and acted upon.
Both sides of the human coin are addressed in a manner that should bring attention to Amos Gvirtz and his plea for peace and understanding. This is an impressive and important book.
January 14, 2019
Blessed are the peacemakers...
No one really knows where the Israeli – Palestinian conflict will go at this juncture. But everyone agrees that things, as they are now, can't last much longer. Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians is too unstable to last, and that, unless there’s some dramatic changes, whatever comes next will be much worse. Compounding the situation is the fact that there's little political will for peace.
Author and peace activist Amos Gvirtz values the sanctity of human life and the equality of all human beings. His book, Don’t Say we didn’t Know, inspires peaceful methods to stop the eviction of Palestinians from their homeland.
This is a book that should be on the desk of every political leader worldwide. They could learn more than a thing or two from it. A well written book, and a well-deserved five stars.
No one really knows where the Israeli – Palestinian conflict will go at this juncture. But everyone agrees that things, as they are now, can't last much longer. Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians is too unstable to last, and that, unless there’s some dramatic changes, whatever comes next will be much worse. Compounding the situation is the fact that there's little political will for peace.
Author and peace activist Amos Gvirtz values the sanctity of human life and the equality of all human beings. His book, Don’t Say we didn’t Know, inspires peaceful methods to stop the eviction of Palestinians from their homeland.
This is a book that should be on the desk of every political leader worldwide. They could learn more than a thing or two from it. A well written book, and a well-deserved five stars.
August 11, 2020
Amos Gvirtz, an activist for peace and human rights investigates the perspective of nonviolence in the Palestinian Israeli conflict in a most interesting book. Divided into 5 parts, starting with Part 1 Why people don't want to know, followed by Part 2 To Understand The Conflict, Part 3 What Do You Suggest?, Part 4 Additional Articles and Part 5 Examples of Don't say we did not know. His research and empirical evidence is thorough, resulting in a balanced understanding of the conflict with credible ways to end the suffering. I found the book engaging and I learnt a great deal, both of the Israeli Palestinian conflict and other conflicts around the world.
February 9, 2020
A well written account of the treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli’s. Written by an Israeli peace activist. It is written to accentuate the fact that there are Israeli’s and Palestinians that want peace for all. The author attends meetings and discussions promoting non violent processes and the elimination of banishing Palestinians from their homes. A history of questioning why Human Rights and the activities of Peace Movements evoke such strong opposition using MLK, Jr’s peace marches and the marches against the Vietnam War as good examples.
February 24, 2019
Not the most exciting book to read, but it has an important message. For me it shed new light on this long standing conflict.
June 20, 2019
A very brave look at the ongoing Israeli/Palestinian conflict from a neutral perspective.
October 15, 2022
I just couldn't get into it to keep reading.
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