In 1988, at the age of twenty, Souha Béchara attempted to assassinate General Lahad, chief of militia in charge of Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon.
Provides a personal memoir of resistance and oppression..
Offers an insight into the roots of a complex social problem and 3.
Humanizes the most misunderstood side of the situation, 2.
Coming directly from the voice of a practitioner of armed struggle who was labeled a terrorist, Resistant 1.
Finally a book appears which clarifies, in the most personal terms, why the conflict in Insrael and Palestine continues unabated.
In a time when special attention is paid to the violent conflicts in the Middle East, and Americans despair of understanding what motivates Palestinian suicide bombers, the story of a secular Orthodox Christian left rebel risking her Life to rid her country of occupying forces will resonate with Americans looking to understand why young Palestinian girls blow themselves up in crowded Jerusalem markets.
After an intense Lebanese, European, and even Israeli campaign in her favor, she was released in 1998.
Immediately apprehended, interrogated, and tortured for weeks, she was sent to Khiam, a prison and death camp regularly condemned by humanitarian organizations.
In 1988, at the age of twenty, Souha Béchara attempted to assassinate General Lahad, chief of militia in charge of Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon
