{"id":152238,"date":"2020-01-27T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=152238"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T11:27:51","slug":"these-chains-will-be-broken-new-book-delivers-resistance-message-from-palestinian-prisoners-to-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2020\/01\/these-chains-will-be-broken-new-book-delivers-resistance-message-from-palestinian-prisoners-to-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"These Chains Will Be Broken: New Book Delivers Resistance Message from Palestinian Prisoners to the World"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These Chains Will Be Broken is a serious attempt aimed at reclaiming the narrative of our people.\u00a0 (Photo: File)<\/p><\/div>\n

20 Jan 2020 \u2013 <\/em>Today, Clarity Press, Inc. of Atlanta announced the launch of\u00a0These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons<\/em>,<\/a>\u00a0by Palestinian author and journalist, Ramzy Baroud, and The Palestine Chronicle<\/em> Editorial Team.<\/p>\n

Bookended by a Foreword by Khalida Jarrar Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and an Afterword by Richard Falk, former UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories,\u00a0<\/strong>the collection conveys in prisoners\u2019 own words, Palestinian suffering in Israeli jails and their enduring resistance to the occupation of their historic homeland.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the stories of Palestine\u2019s true organic intellectuals,\u201d said Baroud, \u201cwomen and men, mothers and fathers, children and teens, teachers, fighters and human rights\u2019 advocates, united by a single motive that transcends region, religion and ideology: resistance. Regardless of the cost, they are taking a brave, moral and internationally defensible stand against injustice in all of its forms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been wrong and inaccurate to label Palestinian prisoners as either victims or terrorists, because both classifications obfuscate the reality of an entire nation facing the onslaught of colonialism, military occupation and the entrenched Israeli apartheid.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her Foreword to the book, member of the Palestine Legislative Council, Khalida Jarrar\u2014who has been detained and imprisoned by the Israeli occupation since her contribution to it\u2014wrote that\u00a0These Chains Will Be Broken\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>will allow readers to \u201cdelve into the lives of men and women, read intimate stories that they have chosen to share with you, stories that may surprise you, anger you and even shock you. But they are crucial stories that must be told, read and retold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terming the book \u201ca remarkable work,\u201d award-winning Australian journalist, author and broadcaster\/documentary maker, John Pilger, testified to its impact:<\/p>\n

\u201cWith each story, there is a roll-call of the best of humanity: courage, struggle, determination, generosity, passion, humility and, above all, defiance of injustice. Everyone, especially those of us in the West subjected to unerring propaganda, should read this searing and beautiful book. Then understand all over again that peace and justice are not possible in the world until the Palestinians are free.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his Afterword, former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk addressed the international legal rectitude of the prisoners\u2019 struggle thus:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rationale for Palestinian resistance is heightened by having law and morality on the side of demands for an end to the oppressive Israeli occupation and the persistent abuse of fundamental Palestinian rights\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Baroud, who is also the author of four other books on Palestinian people\u2019s history, said that\u00a0These Chains Will Be Broken\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>is yet another serious attempt aimed at reclaiming the narrative of our people.<\/p>\n

Leading the research in its early stages from the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinian journalist, Abdallah Aljamal, played an important role in conducting interviews and collecting material with scores of freed Palestinian prisoners and the families of those who are still in prison.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe worked very hard to achieve this book,\u201d said Aljamal from Gaza. \u201cTwo things made the workload manageable: one, knowing that you are fighting for a good cause and two, remembering that no matter how tough our mission is, it doesn\u2019t compare to the suffering of our prisoners and their families\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other Palestine Chronicle editors participated in the composition of the book, including Romana Rubeo and Yousef Aljamal. The intensity and beauty of each story is amplified by intricate and exquisite illustrations by Palestinian artist,\u00a0Dalia Alkayyali.<\/p>\n

Mohammed al-Deirawi, a freed Palestinian prisoner whose story is included in the book under the title \u201cGhadeer\u201d, said, \u201cThis book exposes the ugliness of the Israeli occupation and its sadistic practices against Palestinian prisoners \u2013 the daily humiliation, the medical neglect, the administrative detention, the imprisonment of minors, the solitary confinement, the killing of prisoners\u201d.<\/p>\n

Al-Deirawi added, \u201cWhat we have witnessed in prison cannot be truly be comprehended by anyone who hasn\u2019t lived these harrowing experiences. This is why These Chains Will Be Broken<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a crucial work. It carries our voices and our stories to the world, confronting it, especially civil society, with its legal and moral responsibility towards Palestine, Palestinian prisoners, and the Palestinian people\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge you to read this book. Our voice, that of pain and resistance, deserves to be heard\u201d.<\/p>\n

Further Praise for These Chains Will Be Broken:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn this must-read \u2018history from below\u2019, the Palestinians who tell their stories show prison to be a microcosm of life under conditions of occupation and colonization\u2026 powerful and searingly beautiful\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014\u00a0CYNTHIA FRANKLIN, Professor, University of Hawaii, Member USACBI<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book is essential in helping us develop a compassionate understanding of the plight of Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014\u00a0MARYUM ALI, Social Worker, Public Speaker, Daughter of Legendary Muhammad Ali<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lively, beautiful, and painful narratives recited in \u201cThese Chains will be Broken\u201d are a must-read for anyone with a burning conscience and a determined will to see that oppression is not forgotten, freedom will be gained, and justice will ultimately prevail.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014\u00a0Prof. Dr. SAMI A. AL-ARIAN. Director and Public Affairs Professor, Center for Islam and Global Affairs<\/p>\n

For media inquiries and interviews, contact:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ramzy Baroud (English & Arabic):\u00a0info@ramzybaroud.net<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Abdallah Aljamal (Arabic):\u00a0abdallahaljamal1987@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a>; tel: 00972599810200<\/p>\n

Mohammed Dirawi (Arabic): ibrahemhamada25@gmail.com; WhatsApp: 00905523796334<\/p>\n

Order These Chains Will Be Broken from\u00a0Clarity Press<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Amazon.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Barnes & Nobles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a><\/em>Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, au+thor and editor of <\/em>The Palestine Chronicle. His last book is <\/em>The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story (Pluto Press, London) and his forthcoming book is <\/em>These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons (Clarity Press, Atlanta). Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA), Istanbul Zaim University (IZU). His website is www.ramzybaroud.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 ramzybaroud.net<\/a><\/p>\n

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