Summary Of A Child's View From Gaza

In my opinion, I don’t know if any other approach would have been this effective. This allows we as readers to see more into the lives of Palestinians, rather than just read about it.

By the bright colors of this piece like orange red and white colors makes you feel gleeful and happy. I believe that the artist felt happy during the creation of this art piece. I think the artist wanted to show that after hard times of war, something joyous can happen, like returning home. I think this because artist created bare trees, he showed poorness, and life during the war this all represents hard times. These people experienced all of this but as soon as they see their soldier coming alive from the war, they forget about their hard

Any reference to conflict turns history into a reservoir of blame. In the presence of conflict, narratives differ and multiply to delegitimize the opponent and to justify one’s own action. Narratives shape social knowledge. The Israeli Palestinian conflict, both Jews and Muslims, view the importance of holding the territories through religious, ideological, and security lenses, based on belief that Palestine was given by divine providence and that the land belongs to either the Israelis or Palestinian’s ancestral home. Understanding these perspectives is required for understanding Palestinians’ and especially Israel’s strategy and role in entering the Oslo peace process. Despite

Chapter three of Eyal Press’ Beautiful Souls follows Avner Wishnitzer, an Israeli combat soldier serving in the occupied territories during the Second Intifada. In the 6-Day War of 1967, Israel captured the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and has since kept the land under an Israeli military occupation. In 1987 to 1991, a Palestinian uprising involving resistance and civil disobedience, known as the First Intifada, occurred in the occupied territories. Consequently, Israel deployed many soldiers into the occupied territories, and an estimated 1,674 people were killed in total. The Second Intifada, a much more violent Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories, transpired from 2000 until 2005. In response, Israel enacted Operation Defensive Shield, a large-scale military operation, in 2002 to stop the terrorist attacks and suicide bombings of the Second Intifada. An approximate 4,426 people were killed in the Second Intifada. Avner Wishnitzer’s public refusal to serve in the occupied territories was worth getting kicked out of Sayeret Matkal and being disgraced by Israeli society because it made people question the occupation and the treatment towards Palestinians. Even if Avner had been my father, I would have condoned his choices because I could create my own reputation in the military. Additionally, the current controversy over the Israeli occupation legitimizes his stance and actions for many Israeli citizens.

An artist's job is to interpret, and express the aspects of life in a creative fashion. War has played a big part in shaping our human history, and many artists have portrayed their feelings about art through paintings, and even monuments. Whether it be to show; the joy of victory, the sorrow of defeat, or to educate the public on the gory realities of war. Art about war can also show us a great amount of history of the kinds of weapons that were used at the time. It is necessary for artists to interpret, and criticize all aspects of life; even ones as tragic as war, It can make the public more aware of what goes on in times of war.

I personally found beginning my paper very difficult. The conflict between Israel and Palestine is one that has spanned over multiple decades, and though it seems that new reports come in every week, I found it challenging to think of a good hook for my introduction. When checking my sources, I remembered citing an article where President Trump made his comments on the conflict. It was here that I had my “Aha!” moment. President Trump’s remark spurred further conversation from world leaders, which provided much information regarding the topic. Additionally, I had found new sources that had polls on Israel and Palestine’s public opinions on the topic. Finally, I had found a source that conveyed the violence going on. All three of these subtopics aided me in writing an introduction that could hopefully gain the attention of the audience.

Unfortunately another reality is that as more Isis supported bad things happen then more single stories about Islam being the root of this problem will be made. It is horrible such ugly factors in society can shape such an awful perspective about innocent people who did not shape those factors. Looking at this source is a grief giving experience, which the author communicates well in this art. The author excels at capturing the moment when Nathan Crillo died and how the statue at the war memorial looks. The author puts a blank space at the side to emphasize the sense and understanding of the emptiness and grief that was felt. The statue of the soldier reaching his hand out symbolizes how Nathan Crillo will now be a part of the many soldiers who lost their lives for the Country. In the drawing of Nathan Crillo, only half of his body is depicted reminding us he is no longer alive but he will still exist in our memories. The overall message the author communicates is that Nathan Crillo is a fallen hero and there will be grief for his death but no matter what he will always be

In the article “On Growing Up In Ferguson and Palestine” by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author uses rhetorical devices in many places to make the reader think about things. These Rhetorical questions consist of “What could we do?”, “Why didn't the news examine those back stories more?”, “If the U.S. can’t see that Palestinians have been mighty oppressed since 1948, they really are not interested in looking, are they?”, “Why is that harder for people to see about Gaza?”, “What if they could all march together?”, “Will things change for Gaza?”, “And what gets better? Will the United States ever speak out in solidarity with scores of exhausted people burying their dead, staring up with stunned eyes mystified?”.

This image has many important elements. In this image the sunlight is shining on the boy making him brighter in contrast to everything else in the photo. This directs our concentration to his face and the emotion he is presenting. It shows how serious and sad the moment is as well. The image appeals to an audience of all americans in the sense that we all have something invested in war. It may be something as simple as money or more valuable such as family members, friends, and neighbors. The image appeals to emotions and uses somewhat of a shock factor to do so. It also uses

This is a devastating reality many are facing in the Middle East every day, some more grim than others. It is through a writer’s words, written or oral, or a photographer’s lens where we see our news, our history being captured. In this

The concept of “making the hidden visible” allows the reader to understand the Israeli revolution in a way that is has not been viewed before (Chute 106). Through the strategic use of graphic novels it demonstrates the way that she experienced it first hand without the interruption of western style media. Graphic novels take away any assumptions that you may make about the revolution while reading it because you have the image right in front of you and there is no way for it to be misinterpreted. Due to the large impact that media has on the viewpoints and ideas of western citizens the westerns perspective of what is true and what doesn’t exist has

As Gibreel and Burnat walk alongside the barrier, the scenes of dead bodies and pools of blood leave Gibreel extremely unphased. Any toddler, seeing such devastation and horror would normally be shaken, however, for Gibreel this is nothing new. Being born in this conflict has impacted his life, it has hardened him at such a young age. Burnat wants his audience to see the horrific scenes that Palestinian youth encounter on a daily basis as a result of this conflict, something that I hope few children should ever be exposed to during their

Joe Sacco’s graphic novel, Palestine, deals with the repercussions of the first intifada in Israel/Palestine/the Holy Land. The story follows the author through the many refugee camps and towns around Palestine as he tries to gather information, stories, and pictures to construct his graphic novel. While the book is enjoyable at a face level, there are many underlying themes conveyed throughout its illustrated pages and written text.

The graphic novel Palestine, published by Maltan journalist Joe Sacco in the early ‘90s, is a journalistic piece that represents his recollections of two months spent talking to and living with Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. The casual narrative style, which some might say is too shallow for such heavy subject matter, in fact allows Sacco to avoid many of the pit falls that have made Western reporting on non-Western conflicts unhelpful at the very least and more often incredibly damaging.

I grew up in a world with little insight into the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. I knew that it was an issue emblazoned in thousands of years of history and that, for the most part, each side blamed the other side for the conflict. However, rom what I did know prior to the panel, I had been unable to view the conflict in the Middle East from either a pro-Israel or a pro-Palestine light—both groups have committed atrocities, and both groups have been the targets of said atrocities.