Different truth

This book describes the day-to-day Sisyphean attempt by the Palestinians to create something of a daily routine. It will also try to demonstrate how the Israeli occupation affects the soul of Israel. The author tells stories that did not interest any newspapers and ask questions that should be burning issues for us as Germans—especially after the factory-style murder of millions of Jews. The past forty years have inflicted deep wounds upon the Palestinians in almost every aspect of life. Palestinians have defended themselves against Israeli control and occupation at times through peacefulness and passiveness, but at other times with stones, weapons, improvised explosive devices and suicide missions. This has also brought new injuries to Israeli society and torn open old scars. This book describes wounds on both sides, those that can be readily seen and those that cannot. In doing so, it considers several aspects of the occupation to draw the reader’s attention to them.