Crimes, Victims and Witnesses: Apartheid in Palestine - Softcover

Svensson, Mats

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0987034804 ISBN 13: 9780987034809

Publisher: Real African Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

Breaking open a fascinating new dialogue on the situation in occupied Palestinian territories, this personal account presents a South African perspective that is complemented by striking color photographs. Author and photographer Mats Svensson began work in Jerusalem with Swedish development assistance and quickly realized that the world he had wandered into was far worse off than what he had read. Through the lens of his camera and captured in his own words, he documents the daily horrors that he witnessed during long treks through occupied territory. This chronicle provides valuable depth to an issue that news articles abroad only scratch the surface of—what it is truly like to live amidst the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

About this title

About the Author:

Mats Svensson has been a development worker since 1974 for various nongovernmental organizations and consultants, and for the Swedish government since 1988. He is currently working to support the establishment of democratic institutions in Western Europe’s vicinity, including North Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. He is also a photographer who has held photo exhibitions in Sweden, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territory.

Review:

"Svensson’s work serves as a witness to the crime of apartheid under the colonial-settler mentality of the Israeli state. Crimes, Victims and Witnesses presents an evocative tale in sad, sometimes enigmatic terms, accompanied by photos that are all too real about the destruction and beauty of Palestinian land and culture. It is written for the global citizen, and as such should be read by everyone." —Foreign Policy Journal 

About this edition

• Publisher: Real African Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0987034804
• ISBN 13: 9780987034809
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296