Quotes from Sandy Tolan

understanding can only come from a recognition of each other's history.

The act of planting was thus an act of faith and patience.

The Lemon Tree Important to read for those who care about the conflict between Palistinians and jews

Other Zionists, like Albert Einstein and Martin Buber, advocated coexistence with the Arab population and opposed any transfer plans.

If national interest comes before our common humanity, Dalia said, then there is no hope for redemption, there is no hope for healing, there is no hope for transformation, there is no hope for anything! One

Generally, it can be said that any Arab house that survived the impact of the war . . . now shelters a Jewish family.

Strangely, though, in the midst of occupation and the utter failure of the Arab regimes, a sense of freedom was emerging: a notion that the Palestinians were suddenly free to think and act for themselves. In the weeks after the occupation, Bashir began to believe that his people would go back to their homeland only through the sweat and blood of Palestinian armed struggle. He was far from alone in this assessment.

I am indebted to the archivists

The spectacular operations of the PFLP, meanwhile, began to attract legions of young Europeans, who saw in the airline hijackings a willingness to risk everything to achieve liberation. This was a time not only of cold war, but of revolution, inspired in part by massive and worldwide street protests against

Any mistakes that may remain are, of course, my responsibility.

Our enemy is the only partner we have.

Small countries have to come to terms with great ones. Hitler had the power; thus some of his demands had to be accepted.

It was a universal welcome—Make yourself at home; Mi casa es su casa; Ahlan wa-sahlan; Baruch habah

to never again be led like sheep to the slaughter.

This was partly why she believed what she had been told:

The British had arrived in 1917, the same year of the historic Balfour Declaration, in which England pledged to help establish a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine.

1935 Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor

they cried out desperately for help, for pity, for water, for air, for a scrap of humanity.

By now the dream of immediate return had transformed into the reality of long-term struggle. The Palestinians had begun to understand that their return would not come about through diplomatic pressure.

Who would have believed that Israeli soldiers would kill hundreds of children and that the majority of Israelis would remain silent?

We can continue to fight. We can continue to kill—and continue to be killed. But we can also try to put a stop to this never-ending cycle of blood. We can also give peace a chance.

I made the decision to do everything in my power to prevent the execution of a plan that was going to compromise Bulgaria in the eyes of the world and brand it with a mark of shame that it did not deserve.

I struggle for your rights despite my fears. But your rights have to be balanced against our needs for survival. That is why you cannot be satisfied. For you, every viable solution will always be lacking in justice. In a peace plan, everybody will have to do with less than they deserve.

The pain of our history.