Witness in Palestine - A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories (Anna Baltzer)

Witness in Palestine - A Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories
by Anna Baltzer

Composed of Anna's photographs and writings, Witness in Palestine documents her eight months working with the International Women's Peace Service in the West Bank, documenting human rights abuses and supporting Palestinian and Israeli nonviolent resistance against the Occupation.

Meet Munira, who has lost her freedom and land to the Wall that encages her home and family. Meet Hessa, whose village is separated from the nearest hospital by a checkpoint that is closed all night long.

Meet Rafat, whose warm smile belies the war zone that his body attests to. Meet Omar, who has chosen the path of nonviolent resistance after six months imprisonment without charge and the losses of his best friend, cousin, and brother.

Meet the people of Palestine and the Israeli and international volunteers supporting their nonviolent movement for freedom.

About the Author
Anna Baltzer is a Jewish-American Columbia graduate, former Fulbright scholar, the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and an award-winning lecturer, author, and activist for Palestinian rights. As a volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service in the West Bank, Baltzer documented human rights abuses and supported Palestinian-lad nonviolent resistance to the Occupation. Baltzer has appeared on television more than 100 times (including most recently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) and lectured at more than 400 universities, schools, and places of worshi around the world with her acclaimed presentation "Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories and Photos." In 2009, Baltzer received the Rachel Corrie Peace & Justice Award from the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, and a Certificate of Commendation from the Governor of Wisconsin.

Reviews
"Captivating text and artistic photography...a deeply personal story that will inspire you not only to have hope but to actively seek and work for peace and justice."
--Mazin Qumsiyeh, author of Sharing the Land of Canaan

"Even those who are familiar with the grim reality of the occupied territories will quickly be drawn into a world they had barely imagined by these vivid, searingly honest, intensely acute portrayals."
--Noam Chomsky

"Moving and vivid."
--Tanya Reinhart, author of Roadmap to Nowhere