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Monday, 26 October 2009

Palestine in Pieces‏

The US political newsletter Counterpunch has published an interview with Bill and Kathleen Christison, authors of a new book ‘Palestine in Pieces: Graphic Perspectives on the Israeli Occupation’ which provides graphic details of the brutal and horrendous realities of daily life for the Palestinian people. http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Pieces-Graphic-Perspectives-Occupation/dp/0745329292


The interview deals with the BDS issue and the authors support the view that “there is no way to end the occupation unless Israelis are made to see that they will pay a heavy price for its continuance.”

In a response to the question about how is the best way for supporters to show solidarity with the Palestinian people they answer “….. we need to educate ourselves on the issue so that we can educate others, join whatever solidarity organizations exist in our areas, gain some political muscle by increasing our numbers, work together, lobby congressmen in numbers, write letters to the editor, force the media to pay attention to what’s happening on the ground, call out Israel’s supporters everywhere for their moral blindness, sign on to the many petitions and letters to politicians that circulate on the internet. In general, make ourselves known, make our position known, and make noise!”

http://www.counterpunch.org/gore10232009.html