A review by hileahrious
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire by Jennifer Bing, Mike Merryman-Lotze, Jehad Abusalim

informative fast-paced

5.0

An important read to get to know some powerful voices from Gaza. A very harrowing read however, as we witness a new genocide against Gazans, and because some of the contributors of this book have since been killed by Israel’s bombs. This books shows how Gazans just want to live, peacefully and justly. Toward the end of the book there is a scenario projection, including a one-state solution where Palestinians and Israelis and others live alongside each other in one, secular, democratic state, all with equal rights and no religion or ethnicity put above the other. That was a hopeful way to end the book, but the reality of the situation now is so devastating it’s hard to even fathom.