Educational Resources 

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The lists of resources are provided to support the Mission Statement of UNJPPI.  It is not exhaustive nor reflective of the diversity of views on the issue of the experience of Palestinians in the Israeli Occupied Territory.  The content will be updated as it becomes available and known.

A particularly complete list of good resources may be found on the Canadian Friends Of Sabeel (CFOS) web site.

The list below has been compiled by Pat Mercer, with contributions from members of UNJPPI.  

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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Educational Resources….UNJPPI LIST   

Books

  • The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. Miko Peled (2012), Just World Publishing
  • The Unmaking of Israel. Gershom Gorenberg (2011), Harper Collins
  • Palestine, A Comic Book. Joe Sacco (2003) Jonathon Cape, part of Vintage Publishing, Random House.
  • Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers' Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000-2010. Compiled by Breaking the Silence (2012) Metropolitan Books.
  • Beyond Tribal Loyalties: Personal Stories of Jewish Peace Activists, edited by Avigail Abarbanel (2012).
  • The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide. Susan Nathan (2005), Nan A. Talese.
  • Our Way to Fight: Israeli and Palestinian Activists for Peace. Michael Riordon (2011), Chicago Review Press.

Films

  • The Gatekeepers (2012)- A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. Nominated for an Academy Award.
  • 5 Broken Cameras (2011)- A documentary on a Palestinian farmer's chronicle of his nonviolent resistance to the actions of the Israeli army. Nominated for an Academy Award.
  • The Iron Wall (2006)- http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-iron-wall/


Websites

Also please refer to the EAPPI website for contact information of returned EA’s available for speaking engagements http://www.eappi.org/


 Plays

Roger Beck has written several plays on the topic and is happy to share them with anyone who contacts him on an individual basis. He can be contacted at janet82@mac.com. The synopsis of several plays can be found below.


  1. “Outta Here” 
    Summary: God commissions a messenger to take a message to Her chosen people to let go of another of Her chosen peoples.

  2. “Can You Believe?” (a satire on Christian Zionism)
    Summary: In the Canadian TV show “Can You Believe It?” host Ken Spekel interviews people who make improbable claims. This evening he interviews Reverend John, pastor of the Church of the End Times, Don Mills ON. Reverend John claims — can you believe it? — to have authored the Book of Revelation. When John summons his four equestrian associates, Ken faces a reality check.

  3. “The Well”
    Summary: Photini chats with Jesus of Nazareth about water at a well in Samaria. John writes up the story. Later, Photini travels to Rome, where she distributes the (bottled) Waters of Life™. She is martyred by – how else? – being thrown down a well. Jesus sends her on a final posthumous mission to her old well in Samaria, where she meets Ari of the IDF.