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Palestine

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In late l991 and early 1992， at the time of the first Intifada， Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip， travelling and taking notes。 Upon returning to the United States he started writing and drawing Palestine， which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex， emotionally weighty situation。 He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image， with great insight and remarkable humour。

The nine-issue comics series won a l996 American Book Award。 It is now published for the first time in one volume， befitting its status as one of the great classics of graphic non-fiction。

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فاروق الفرشيشي ，

Le voyage de Joe Sacco en Palestine post-intifada est un témoignage américain précieux par sa neutralité et sa vision extérieure。 Sacco a fait le tour de Gaza， Jabalia， Jenine， Jerusalem， Naplouse， Khan Younes， Hebron， Ramallah， Rafah。。。 racontant les histoires de l'Intifada et des crimes israéliens， sous forme de bandes dessinées。 Sur le plan artistique je n'ai pas trop accroché à cette forme。 Sacco n'arrive pas à faire le récit en images。 C'est dans les bulles que l'auteur met son scénario， au Le voyage de Joe Sacco en Palestine post-intifada est un témoignage américain précieux par sa neutralité et sa vision extérieure。 Sacco a fait le tour de Gaza， Jabalia， Jenine， Jerusalem， Naplouse， Khan Younes， Hebron， Ramallah， Rafah。。。 racontant les histoires de l'Intifada et des crimes israéliens， sous forme de bandes dessinées。 Sur le plan artistique je n'ai pas trop accroché à cette forme。 Sacco n'arrive pas à faire le récit en images。 C'est dans les bulles que l'auteur met son scénario， au lieu de se contenter du dialogue。En revanche， les histoires étaient très intéressantes， très variées， très enrichissantes même pour un lecteur connaisseur de l'affaire palestinienne。 Elles s'intéressent aux mécanismes de l'occupation， aux dynamiques qui ont été instaurées pour garder le rythme du changement tel qu'il est: Plus de colonies et moins de conditions favorables à l'état palestinien。L’œil occidental est toujours là pour faire un peu le discours orientaliste: Dans toute cet enfer， c'est le Hijab encore une fois qui semble intriguer Sacco， le bloquer même。 Ce sont les histoires des collabos， et les crimes d'honneur qui le choquent。 J'aurai pu le comprendre s'il a capté aussi les pratiques discriminantes des religieux israéliens， des colons， mais lui il n'a vu de Tel Aviv qu'une ville occidentale "comme nous"。Cela-dit， le livre ne manque pas du tout de sincérité， ni d'engagement pour les opprimés， comme le reflètent les questions qu'il pose ici et là au lecteur et à lui même。 La meilleure et la plus précise， c'est sans doute par rapport à l'enfant harcelé et humilié par les soldats sans aucune raison particulière， comment va-t-il penser à la paix avec ces mêmes soldats？ 。。。more

Dinesh Krithivasan ，

This 30 year old graphic novel could have been written this year and it would still be as relevant。 It is incredibly dispiriting that no material progress has been achieved in over 3 decades and if anything， things have considerably worsened over that time！！！

Tenli ，

Brilliant

Shivam ，

Heart-wrenching。 Just brilliant。

Saha ，

Thought-provoking and definitely informative， Joe Sacco's journey through the occupied territories was an eye-opener to the complacency of the oppressor and the dystopian reality of those who they oppress。 I don't presume to know everything about the situation， but I sure have more empathy now having read this masterpiece of graphic journalism。 Thought-provoking and definitely informative， Joe Sacco's journey through the occupied territories was an eye-opener to the complacency of the oppressor and the dystopian reality of those who they oppress。 I don't presume to know everything about the situation， but I sure have more empathy now having read this masterpiece of graphic journalism。 。。。more

kadijaaa ，

read this for school

Nicolas Marriott ，

First time rereading this since I was a teenager。 Back then when I was still very Spider-Man centric it blew my little mind that a comic could cover topics like this， but I've got a much better appreciation of the medium now so I can be a little more objective about it's strengths and it's weaknesses。 It is still a very powerful book， filled with dozens of testimonies of persecution and violence suffered by Palestinians。 Sacco's perspective is clear throughout but it is not moralistic or self-ri First time rereading this since I was a teenager。 Back then when I was still very Spider-Man centric it blew my little mind that a comic could cover topics like this， but I've got a much better appreciation of the medium now so I can be a little more objective about it's strengths and it's weaknesses。 It is still a very powerful book， filled with dozens of testimonies of persecution and violence suffered by Palestinians。 Sacco's perspective is clear throughout but it is not moralistic or self-righteous。 Irrespective of your views on the conflict I don't think you could read this and think that he has been unfair in his reporting。 Given the seriousness of the subject matter， Sacco's self insertion in to the reporting sometimes feels a bit dated， even if he does come across as self aware。 That said it does also allow for moments of levity in what would otherwise be very tough going。 Similarly women's voices are very rarely heard through the book in a way that really stick outs， though it's possible that is due to cultural considerations rather than Sacco's oversight。 The art style too is a bit of an acquired taste， with people often portrayed in quite hideous caricature。Overall I would really recommend this to anyone who wants to understand the conflict from the Palestinian perspective， who is is interested in comics as a medium beyond narrative story telling or in any conflict reporting in general。 。。。more

Larissa ，

4。5*

Isaiah ，

This is very much not the author/artist for me。 The level of crude jokes randomly thrown was not what I was expecting。

Justin ，

I don’t care who you are， everyone should read this book。 Particularly if you're from the states。 Because if so， then just like Sacco， you were only afforded the Israeli government's perspective （and of course， the other settler colonies and imperialists--e。g。， the USA and the UK--who enable the skewed narrative because not only have we always enabled the Israeli government from day one， and actually made it possible for them to take power， but also， our own countries' sins are comparable and in I don’t care who you are， everyone should read this book。 Particularly if you're from the states。 Because if so， then just like Sacco， you were only afforded the Israeli government's perspective （and of course， the other settler colonies and imperialists--e。g。， the USA and the UK--who enable the skewed narrative because not only have we always enabled the Israeli government from day one， and actually made it possible for them to take power， but also， our own countries' sins are comparable and incalculable。。。 so， you know， glass houses）。 Yes， it is a heavy read， but it's an essential read。 。。。more

Chinar Shah ，

I am not a fan of his prose and writing style。 The casual tone doesn't hold me for long。 I understand the importance of the subject matter and I love the art work。 I am not a fan of his prose and writing style。 The casual tone doesn't hold me for long。 I understand the importance of the subject matter and I love the art work。 。。。more

Faidz Zainal Abidin ，

“Yes yes， we all want peace， whatever that is， but peace can mean different things， too， and it isn’t described identically by all who wish to imagine it。”The Palestinian and Israeli people will continue to kill each other in low-level conflict or with shattering violence – until this central fact –Israeli occupation – is addressed as an issue of international law and basic human rights。Joe Sacco， July 2001

Brinda Gurumoorthy ，

This is a great comic book series to pick up if you know a little bit about Israel and Palestine but want to understand what life is actually like for Palestinians。 The book feels very honest and Sacco doesn't gloss over anything his interviewees （both Israelis and Palestinians） have said。 And the art looks like it took a long time。 Overall v impressive This is a great comic book series to pick up if you know a little bit about Israel and Palestine but want to understand what life is actually like for Palestinians。 The book feels very honest and Sacco doesn't gloss over anything his interviewees （both Israelis and Palestinians） have said。 And the art looks like it took a long time。 Overall v impressive 。。。more

Micah Johnson ，

A very powerful graphic novel that deals with a difficult subject matter。 He conducts some intense and emotional interviews with those living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank。 If I have any complaints it’s that the art style is not my favorite， it focuses a lot on facial features， giving every body wide cheeks， big heads and exaggerated lips， eyes and noses， kind of freaky。

Amitava Das ，

A work of gigantic proportions， gritty street level old school journalism punctuated with images of terrible irony。 Yes ， some aspects of the Palestine question could have been dealt with more detail， for example the role of US and CIA ， but Sacco concerns himself more on the micro picture ， and in that ， he has been more than successful in throwing light on the unspeakable reign of terror ongoing in occupied territories of Palestine。 A must read。

Emilia ，

“Pero， aparte de la abstracta necesidad de prestar atención al sufrimiento de un pueblo distante， me reconcomían dos cosas: que yo era un contribuyente estadounidense cuyo dinero - mi dinero - estaba siendo gastado en perpetuar la ocupación; y que era un graduado en Periodismo por la Universidad de Oregon escandalizado - ¿debería añadir “terriblemente”？ - por el análisis que los periodistas americanos estaban ofreciendo。”Desde que inicié la cuenta/blog supe muy bien que eventualmente recomendarí “Pero， aparte de la abstracta necesidad de prestar atención al sufrimiento de un pueblo distante， me reconcomían dos cosas: que yo era un contribuyente estadounidense cuyo dinero - mi dinero - estaba siendo gastado en perpetuar la ocupación; y que era un graduado en Periodismo por la Universidad de Oregon escandalizado - ¿debería añadir “terriblemente”？ - por el análisis que los periodistas americanos estaban ofreciendo。”Desde que inicié la cuenta/blog supe muy bien que eventualmente recomendaría este libro ya que es de las obras que más me impactó en los últimos años。 Me estoy refiriendo a “Palestina” de Joe Sacco publicado en el año 1993， que no sólo es la obra más icónica del autor sino que se ha convertido en un clásico para los amantes de este género。 Personalmente， gracias a este libro pude entender un poco más sobre el conflicto que desde hace más de 40 años invade el Medio Oriente y que a veces vemos muy de lejos con una expresión de consternación。 Joe Sacco es periodista e historietista， impregna en sus relatos sus dos pasiones de una forma única creando así un nuevo género， el periodismo historietístico， y que puede verse reflejado tanto en esta obra como en otras como “Gorazde。 Zona segura”， “Notas al pie de Gaza” o “Historias de Bosnia”。 El autor viaja a distintos sitios donde acontecen conflictos bélicos， experimenta la vida de los lugareños， entrevista a distintos personajes y captura con su cámara de fotos todo。 La palabra correcta para referirse a cómo cuenta estas historias es la de “retratar”。 Sacco es un artista minucioso， los ínfimos detalles de sus dibujos mezclan los rasgos exagerados de sus personajes， característico de la historieta underground norteamericana， con increíbles escenarios geográficos de las zonas en las que trabaja。 Cada una de las historias que nos muestra el autor son tan auténticas como desgarradoras， atravesadas por distintos tipos de violencia。 Sus historias también hablan de la cotidianeidad de esa región， sus costumbres y los desafíos que invaden el día a día de quienes viven en esa parte del mundo。 A diferencia de muchos otros cómics de este género， no es un libro que se lea rápido。 Cada hoja tiene su tiempo y su proceso。 La información （que el autor se encarga de contextualizar de forma muy completa）， las historias， los personajes que aparecen y las imágenes tan exactas que nos permite explorar esa región desde la distancia。 No sólo usa el recurso de las viñetas típicas， sino también， hace uso de grandes espacios de texto donde se explaya y desarrolla cada momento de una forma más acabada。Cuando al autor le consultan las razones que lo motivaron a viajar a estas regiones tan distantes y tratar temas tan alejados de la vida de un estadounidense común， responde que siempre había “tragado” el discurso de que los palestinos eran unos terroristas， "pero cuando esa es la única ocasión en que uno oye la palabra 'palestino'， sin ninguna referencia a su historia， a lo que todavía padecen， entonces no se está ofreciendo contexto， no se está ayudando a entender lo que ocurre"。 。。。more

Venkat ，

Before I started this book， I knew precious little about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict。 This turned out to be a good time to pick this book up， as it helped me understand better the sad events that happened recently。 Now I've not read any other books related to this topic to compare， but I'd still suggest that if you want to learn about what the underlying issues are in a completely impartial way， this is a fantastic place to start。 Do note however， that this covers the time period of '91 to' Before I started this book， I knew precious little about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict。 This turned out to be a good time to pick this book up， as it helped me understand better the sad events that happened recently。 Now I've not read any other books related to this topic to compare， but I'd still suggest that if you want to learn about what the underlying issues are in a completely impartial way， this is a fantastic place to start。 Do note however， that this covers the time period of '91 to' 92， when the First Intifada took place。 There have been more conflicts since then， which Joe Sacco， in his foreword， says have been even worse for the Palestinians。The book does not deal in numbers and figures。 Instead， every page， every frame tells a little bit more of what it's really like in a Palestinian camp。 Most of the book is just Joe Sacco going and talking to random people （actually funnily enough， it's mostly the other way round）， while they pamper him with tea。 And this method of covering this works so well because Joe Sacco is the perfect impartial observer - he's an American journalist who is conscious of the fact that America has pumped a lot of money into Israel and thus much of what he's heard about the conflict beforehand was from an Israeli perspective。 A running gag throughout the graphic novel is Sacco's depiction of himself often as salivating over getting more and more 'juicy' stories。 His want to find stories of misfortune and the Palestinians' love for telling and even competing over tales of woe makes this a surprisingly lighthearted portrayal of so serious a topic。The last chapter is devoted to the Israeli perspective， showing how Israeli civilians are normal enough people， but that they're 'tired' of hearing about the Palestinian suffering， and almost subconsciously choose to block out any news of what really goes on in the settlements。 They keep claiming they want peace， but what peace means is so different for everyone。The bad sides of the Palestinians are shown as well。 The child marriage， the radical application of Islamic Law （a family killing a 15 year old because she committed adultery is mentioned）。 Radical Islamic groups like Hamas start violence against the Israelis only inviting retaliation hundred times worse。 The complexities of the ethics of the Hijab and the Hamas' enforcing of it is mentioned as well。 Also apparently at the time Palestinians killed more of their own （whoever they suspected of being collaborators with Israel） than even the IDF。 In the foreword Sacco mentions that since then Palestine also faced the problem of its own leaders being corrupt。 But what is definitely clear by reading this book is who is the oppressed and who is the oppressor。 As a conclusion to his foreword， Sacco says that until Israeli occupation is addressed as an issue of international law and basic human rights， this conflict will likely never end。 I see the situation as hopeless。 What's gonna change that hasn't changed in a hundred years？ I'd love to proven wrong。 。。。more

Jogesh Sharma ，

By using the medium of Comics， Joe Sacco vividly tells us about the plight of the Palestinian people。 This book is a great example of Comics Journalism and an answer against those people who say Comics are only for kids。

Majeda ，

Acquiring this book in the difficult time Palestine is now going through is like opening an unforgettable wound。 Joe Sacco was able to take the reader in his entire journey to Palestine （1992）， with its cities and camps， and the details of the lives of its oppressed individuals as a result of injustice and torture by the enemy。 It is the first time that I have learned what Comics journalism is and how Sacco has been able to translate it into realistic expressive cartoons that evoke the reader's Acquiring this book in the difficult time Palestine is now going through is like opening an unforgettable wound。 Joe Sacco was able to take the reader in his entire journey to Palestine （1992）， with its cities and camps， and the details of the lives of its oppressed individuals as a result of injustice and torture by the enemy。 It is the first time that I have learned what Comics journalism is and how Sacco has been able to translate it into realistic expressive cartoons that evoke the reader's emotion without the need for pity。 Sacco excelled in providing a graphic story about the pain of the place and its history coinciding with the First Intifada。 It is very important to read the homage to Sacco by Edward Said in the first three pages and the author’s foreword， which uncovers his own anticipation and opinion of the issue。 。。。more

Fadilah ，

I dug my bookshelf and finally， I got in touch with this graphic novel/comics after， I don't know how many years。 Probably 15 years or more。 The story in this book still feels fresh， like nothing changed after 30 years。 There are many stories of when the Palestinians were given one-hour notice to leave their houses before the Israeli destroyed everything。 Stories of olive trees got chopped down。 Prison stories， false accusations， kids living in fear， etc。 Looking back， I think his visual style h I dug my bookshelf and finally， I got in touch with this graphic novel/comics after， I don't know how many years。 Probably 15 years or more。 The story in this book still feels fresh， like nothing changed after 30 years。 There are many stories of when the Palestinians were given one-hour notice to leave their houses before the Israeli destroyed everything。 Stories of olive trees got chopped down。 Prison stories， false accusations， kids living in fear， etc。 Looking back， I think his visual style had given me some influence in my drawing unconsciously。 I like his renderings with only a pen， black and white， strong emotion， and the scenes that all over the place。 They are beautiful。 。。。more

Tom Anderson ，

Powerful empathy-builder for voices we don't often hear。 Powerful empathy-builder for voices we don't often hear。 。。。more

Giacomo Dusina ，

Anche se le vicende raccontate si svolgono nei primi anni 90， questo libro è ancora attualissimo per capire la sofferenza di un popolo。 Sacco non offre soluzioni， ma ci porta "soltanto" il racconto dei suoi incontri， facendoci percepire il suo punto di vista。 Un volume che dimostra come il fumetto possa essere uno strumento molto efficace per i reportage。 Anche se le vicende raccontate si svolgono nei primi anni 90， questo libro è ancora attualissimo per capire la sofferenza di un popolo。 Sacco non offre soluzioni， ma ci porta "soltanto" il racconto dei suoi incontri， facendoci percepire il suo punto di vista。 Un volume che dimostra come il fumetto possa essere uno strumento molto efficace per i reportage。 。。。more

Charlotte ，

n late 1991 and early 1992， at the time of the first Intifada， Joe Sacco spent two months with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip， traveling and taking notes。 Upon returning to the US he started writing and drawing PALESTINE， which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling - “comix journalism” - to explore the situation of Israeli occupation。 Although some things have changed since then， others have not been resolved: the return of or co n late 1991 and early 1992， at the time of the first Intifada， Joe Sacco spent two months with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip， traveling and taking notes。 Upon returning to the US he started writing and drawing PALESTINE， which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling - “comix journalism” - to explore the situation of Israeli occupation。 Although some things have changed since then， others have not been resolved: the return of or compensation for Palestinian refugees， the illegal Jewish settlements， and the status of Jerusalem。 Palestinian land is still expropriated， their dwellings still bulldozed， and their olive groves still uprooted。 This read could have not been any more timely than right now。 The approach of highlighting personal experiences adds another dimension to our understanding of the situation and doesn’t touch too much on the global political context。 His observations focus on individuals and show them as humans， instead of a homogenous mass of nameless people like they’re portrayed by big media coverages and politicians。 I learned a lot reading this and think it is an easily accessible starting point to educate yourself。 The artwork is great and the author infuses some dry humor as well as portrays himself as a flawed human within the story which makes it is easy to imagine yourself being in his shoes or traveling alongside him。 。。。more

Musharrat Zahin ，

While we're preparing for Eid， Israel was killing the people of Gaza。 No one would ever be able to live the way people live in Gaza， Israel attacks them at every moment， which leads kids and families to abandon their homes and a lot of them die because of the without warning missile attack！ Israel has begun a ground attack in Gaza。 200 rockets were fired towards innocent people in less than 10 mins。 People who supposedly should be enjoying eid are being bombed during their sleep。 This is not war While we're preparing for Eid， Israel was killing the people of Gaza。 No one would ever be able to live the way people live in Gaza， Israel attacks them at every moment， which leads kids and families to abandon their homes and a lot of them die because of the without warning missile attack！ Israel has begun a ground attack in Gaza。 200 rockets were fired towards innocent people in less than 10 mins。 People who supposedly should be enjoying eid are being bombed during their sleep。 This is not war， this is genocide。 This is brutality。 This is terrorism。 They have been attacking the civilians non-stop the whole night。 How much longer the world will remain silent to this brutality？ ⁣⁣Israel continued to impose institutionalized discrimination against Palestinians living under its rule in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories （OPT）。 It displaced hundreds of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank， including East Jerusalem， as a result of home demolitions and imposition of other coercive measures。 Israel maintained its illegal blockade on the Gaza Strip， subjecting its residents to collective punishment and deepening the humanitarian crisis there。 It also continued to restrict the freedom of movement of Palestinians in the OPT through checkpoints and roadblocks。 Israeli forces continued to use excessive force during law enforcement activities in Israel and the OPT。 Israeli forces killed 31 Palestinians， including nine children。⁣（Collected）⁣9 years old Lojain when she heard the bombing she asked her mother， "Mom when we die， does it hurts？"⁣⁣Her mom replied， "We just close our eyes and sleep。"⁣⁣Opens your eyes to the Palestinian state。 They have pleading with everyone around the Globe to share their stories！ Write to them。 Tell their story。 Keep them in your prayers。 These are all we can do now。⁣。⁣。⁣。⁣When Journalism meets graphic novel， it became 'Palestine' by Joe Sacco。⁣⁣An eye-opening read about a conflict that I knew little about and a good perspective from the other side of the conflict which is rarely covered by the media。It's a very informative book on an important issue。 It provides a very real view of how the people of Palestine live。⁣⁣It was a bit hard to get into the scattered text and format， that's why I was struggling while reading， but it was good。⁣⁣This award-winning graphic novel plainly talks its way right into one of the most real stories of the 20th century that persists unresolved still into the 21st。 Heart-breaking， moving， and disturbing。 It's even more depressing while thinking about nothing has changed。 I recommend this。 。。。more

Scott ，

4。5/5 - minor issues with Sacco's portrayal of himself and what felt like an abrupt end， however， it was incredibly informative with the illustrations giving the story an extra emotional weight that made it enjoyable to read despite the heavy subject matter。 "Yes yes， we all want peace， whatever that is， but peace can mean different things， too， and isn't described identically by all who wish to imagine it。。。" 4。5/5 - minor issues with Sacco's portrayal of himself and what felt like an abrupt end， however， it was incredibly informative with the illustrations giving the story an extra emotional weight that made it enjoyable to read despite the heavy subject matter。 "Yes yes， we all want peace， whatever that is， but peace can mean different things， too， and isn't described identically by all who wish to imagine it。。。" 。。。more

Kelsey Breseman ，

Hard and sad， important stories。 As someone who does a lot of travel writing， I feel the distancing and sarcastic outlook of someone who would really rather go home- but throughout the book。 This makes the book hard to get into and the stories hard to empathize with。 The art style as well felt distancing。 It's amazingly detailed， but every man， woman， and child is drawn to look ugly and old。 I don't regret reading this， but I wish the book had been less about the experience of the author。 Hard and sad， important stories。 As someone who does a lot of travel writing， I feel the distancing and sarcastic outlook of someone who would really rather go home- but throughout the book。 This makes the book hard to get into and the stories hard to empathize with。 The art style as well felt distancing。 It's amazingly detailed， but every man， woman， and child is drawn to look ugly and old。 I don't regret reading this， but I wish the book had been less about the experience of the author。 。。。more

Asma Abdelmalek ，

Un travail extraordinaire。 Joe sacco a parfaitement illustré la tragédie plastienniene dans cette BD。 Non， il ne s agit pas d'une BD de science-fiction et oui il y a des gens qui vivent encore， au 21ieme siècle et depuis 1948， sous la colonisation en subissant toutes les formes d'humiliation et de violence possibles et imaginables sous les yeux de toutes les organisations mondiales et de tous les états qui soi-disant prônent la paix et les droits de l'homme。。。 Un travail extraordinaire。 Joe sacco a parfaitement illustré la tragédie plastienniene dans cette BD。 Non， il ne s agit pas d'une BD de science-fiction et oui il y a des gens qui vivent encore， au 21ieme siècle et depuis 1948， sous la colonisation en subissant toutes les formes d'humiliation et de violence possibles et imaginables sous les yeux de toutes les organisations mondiales et de tous les états qui soi-disant prônent la paix et les droits de l'homme。。。 。。。more

Just a Girl Fighting Censorship ，

This was very well done at presenting the people behind Palestine。 It is less about policy and more about just showing real life experiences。 I felt that the tone of the narration was very interesting。 Sacco does occasionally add his own feelings but usually only to help the reader understand the climate and setting。 For example， when he is out past curfew walking with an illegal video tape or when he feels suffocated in a crowded taxi。 Mostly however， he lets the stories of the people he interv This was very well done at presenting the people behind Palestine。 It is less about policy and more about just showing real life experiences。 I felt that the tone of the narration was very interesting。 Sacco does occasionally add his own feelings but usually only to help the reader understand the climate and setting。 For example， when he is out past curfew walking with an illegal video tape or when he feels suffocated in a crowded taxi。 Mostly however， he lets the stories of the people he interviewed speak for themselves with no additional commentary which I really appreciated。Overall， this is a great read for anyone interested in Israel and the very complex animosity between two races。 Many say this is a one-sided account or propaganda。 Yes， it is absolutely one-side， but that doesn't devalue it。 As a reader you just need to keep in mind that it is one side of the story。 As for being propaganda， I disagree。 I feel Sacco presented the people and place as he experienced them。On a personal note， I have many friends in Israel， one in particular that lives in a settlement。 He had me over to his home for dinner。 He is not responsible for the actions of soldiers in the Gaza Strip， he is just a man trying to raise a family in his homeland which he loves。 In general， I support Israel， that doesn't mean that Israelis are perfect innocent people， what person is perfect？ I think it is important to hear other points of view and remember that there are real people on both sides。 。。。more

Estefania Grajales ，

Es acerca de un dolor y un miedo que se han vuelto cotidianos。

Inés PG ，

At first it can be a bit confusing but when you start to understand everything， you begin to “enjoy” both the art and the story。 It is obviously a tough topic so there’s no need to warn you about what there is inside。 In my opinion， pain is granted as you follow Joe Sacco in his journey。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Palestine

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Palestine&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Palestine&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0