Tragedy in South Lebanon: The Usraeli-Hezbollah War of 2006 - Softcover
Cathy Sultan combines vital history and vivid personal interviews to relate the lives of the oft-ignored civilians of southern Lebanon and northern Israel during the July war of 2006 and its aftermath. She documents how thousands of area residents have been victimized by the hawkish, shortsighted policy decisions of Israel, Lebanon and the United States. Throughout the book, these narratives of mothers, soldiers, activists and ambulance drivers on both sides are memorable for their detail, honesty and the deep sense of tragedy they relate. Tragedy in South Lebanon also addresses the media treatment of the war, systematically dispelling common myths about the region perpetuated by government and main-stream sources. Sultan discusses how divisive factions within the current Lebanese government leave the country teetering on the brink of yet more violence, imploring government officials on all sides to act with foresight, compassion and responsibility. Features include a chronology of Lebanese history, maps depicting wartime activity and a glossary of Middle Eastern terms.
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About the Author:
A native of Washington, D.C., Cathy Sultan and her family survived the wars in Lebanon from the mid-seventies to the early eighties. The experience left her with a mind-broadening education about the realities of Middle East politics, which she hauntingly depicts in her 2005 memoir A Beirut Heart: One Woman’s War. and in her account of opposing perspectives in Israeli and Palestinian Voices: a Dialogue with Both Sides. Her first novel, The Syrian, a political thriller, was published in 2014. She continues to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and in so doing hopes, through her writing and activism, to help forge peace in the region. Sultan currently sits on the Board of Directors of Interfaith Peace Builders. She lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with her husband.
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- PublisherWisdom Editions
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1939548330
- ISBN 13 9781939548337
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages186
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