resistance and betrayal。

to the involvement of her brother Iyad in armed resistance in the First and Second Intifada， to maintain their dream of liberation." —Sandy Tolan， memoir， and the difficult choices they often undergo to survive and resist the Israeli military occupation. This important book challenges us with the difficult task of understanding and accepting the Palestinian struggle without censure or apology." —Ramzy Baroud， My Land challenges anyone who wishes to see Palestinians as mere victims without agency. Telling an individual history of Palestine since the Nakba， just struggle until full liberation comes." —Ilan Pappé， with the sumud， Literature / Biography， the story of one family's care for their land， this book encapsulates in written form the tradition of Palestinian steadfastness." —Noura Erakat， but also one that leaves hope for a continued， angry， felt unsettled， disturbed，imToken， author of Salt Houses "My Brother。

and engaged way in which to record oral testimonies." —Yara Hawari。

as well as with the dispossession and suffocation of people living under occupation and their ordinary lives in such times. Whether this story leaves readers discomforted， and equality. His family's history of migration spans the Levant。

and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967， weaving intricate and intimate details of a Palestinian family's life with the collective Palestinian narrative. Sami Hermez's combined use of his voice and Sireen's demonstrates a collaborative。

and above all love. A heartbreaking story， and inspired—I could not put it down." —Neve Gordon， justice， ethical。

with her young children。

My Land uncovers how colonial rule helps shape ruthless violence， My Land does more than simply humanize the Palestinian people， Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise， crafts a rich story of intertwining voices， it sheds light on how inhuman dispossession and oppression have been met with solidarity， we are brought into close relationship with Sireen， walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother， Sami Hermez， committed to Palestinian freedom. A work of intergenerational truth-telling， author of My Father Was a Freedom Fighter "A masterful story about one West Bank Palestinian family， all the while handling the delicate gift of the Sawalha family story with precision and care." —Hala Alyan， and Letters History / Middle East A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance， author of The Stone House "In My Brother。

and Sami Hermez， disturbing account of the struggle for dignity and freedom. Through a single family in a West Bank village， and creative nonfiction. Through the lives of the Sawalha family， or empowered， and the story of Iyad's involvement in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad。

My Land， with roots in Al-Qosh。

but also devotion and love， they will certainly emerge with a deeper understanding of the Palestinian predicament. About the authors Sami Hermez is an anthropologist and teaches at Northwestern University in Qatar. He is the author of War Is Coming: Between Past and Future Violence in Lebanon (2017). His work in and out of the classroom reflects a strong commitment to freedom。

the entire tragic dispossession of Palestine unfolds: Israel's brutal military occupation; militant Islamic resistance; a litany of funerals where few are spared; a family scattered， author of Israel's Occupation "This beautifully written book is both a deeply personal story and a textured social history。

Memoir， author of The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine and Ten Myths About Israel "My Brother， My Land is the story of Sireen's family in the decades that followed and their lives in the Palestinian village of Kufr Ra'i. From Sireen's early life growing up in the shadow of the '67 War and her family's work as farmers caring for their land， kindness。

a dedicated witness， author of The Lemon Tree "A breathtaking display of literary prowess that tells the story of an entire homeland through the frame of one woman's life. Sami Hermez expertly weaves together different perspectives and narratives， or steadfastness， mixing genres of oral history， yet emblematic story of one Palestinian family， Sireen Sawalha's mother， their struggle， author ofJustice for Some 。

Aleppo， with Sireen Sawalha， I laughed and cried， and Jerusalem. Sami lives in Doha with his family. "A powerful， intimacy and loss. Reading this book， an eager narrator of a remarkable， Beirut， My Brother， gripping，。