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Feature(s): Palestine

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Synopsis: Title page; indicia & production credits

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Homage to Joe Sacco

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Author's Foreword

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Chapter One

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Cairo

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Genres: autobiography, informational

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Shreef; Taha

Synopsis: Sacco talks to a couple of hotel receptionists in Cairo. While one is apolitical, the other has strong feelings against Israel.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Dated July 1992

Blind Dates

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Genres: autobiography, informational

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Man from Nablus; Claudia

Synopsis: Sacco meets a man in the West Bank who welcomes him with open arms. He goes on to contrast the widespread exposure the Leon Klinghoffer/ Achille Lauro affair received with the lack of U.S. media coverage of the oppression of Palestinians.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Dated July-August 1992

Return

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Genres: autobiography, informational

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Dave; Mary Ann; Old Palestinian

Synopsis: Sacco talks to a young Jewish man in Jerusalem and gives a brief rundown on the origins of Zionism. He meets a Palestinian refugee from 1948.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated August-September 1992

Eye of the Beholder

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Genres: autobiography, informational

Character(s): Israeli Soldier; American Girl; Girl's Mother; Joe Sacco; Israeli Demonstrator

Synopsis: In Silwan, Sacco comes across a demonstration against the settlements and a demonstration in favor of them.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated September 1992

Valley of Kidron

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Genres: autobiography, informational

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Chubby Arab Kid; Tall Arab Kid

Synopsis: Sacco meets a kid who claims that settlers kicked out his family from their home in Silwan.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Dated August 1992

Chapter Two

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Taxi

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Sacco details what his taxi rides are like to various Palestinian locations.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Dated October 1992

Public & Private Wounds (Nablus)

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): The Milkman; Kid Who Was Shot Five Times; Girl Who Was Shot in the Schoolyard

Synopsis: In Nablus, Sacco attracts a small crowd. He is taken to a hospital to see several Palestinian gunfire casualties.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated October 1992

Carry On, Doctor

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Girl Who Was Shot in the Schoolyard; Nurse; Medical Technician;

Synopsis: A medical technician details some of the tactics Israeli soldiers used when inside their hospital.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Dated November 1992

Hebron

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Tour Guide

Synopsis: Sacco visits the Cave of Machpelah, accompanied by a Palestinian tour guide. The guide is taunted by a small group of settlers.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Dated November 1992

Remind Me

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Saburo; Green Card; Orange Card; Jabril; Mahmoud; Firas; Ahmed; Abu Akram

Synopsis: A text piece accompanied by several illustrations. In the Balata refugee camp, Sacco gives a little background history on how the camp came into existence. Sacco stays overnight in the house of one family and with some difficulty visits a school.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Dated December 1992

Chapter Three

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A Thousand Words

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Saburo; Joe Sacco; Saleh; Newsroom Editor

Synopsis: Sacco and Saburo come across a Palestinian demonstration on Nablus Road.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Dated January-February 1993

The Bucket

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Sami; Saburo; Woman Whose Olive Trees were Cut; Old Lady with Demolished Home; Man Whose Brother was Shot

Synopsis: Sami takes Sacco to a village east of the Green Line. He hears several stories from the villagers about injustices committed by settlers and soldiers alike.

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Pages: 13

Notes: Dated February-March 1993

Brother for a Day

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Khaled; Shopkeeper; Middle-Aged Mother

Synopsis: Joe meets Khaled, who has soldiers looking for him. Both go to Kalandia and meet the family of Khaled's friend. Sacco attempts to convince them that many Israelis don't agree with the occupation.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated March 1993

Where is Saburo?

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Saburo

Synopsis: Saburo finally comes back from an outing at Camp One.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Dated April 1993

Chapter Four

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Ansar III

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Yusef; Mohammed; Iyyad

Synopsis: Sacco relates the representative stories of three alumni of the Ansar III prison.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Dated April-June 1993

Moderate Pressure Part 1

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Jabril; Abu Akram

Synopsis: Sacco talks to a few people who experienced torture under custody of the Shin Bet.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Dated May-June 1993

A Palestinian Joke

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: What happens when a CIA agent, a KGB agent and a Shin Bet agent walk along a forest and see a rabbit?

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Notes: Dated June 1993

The Tough and the Dead

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Palestinian Woman; Saleh; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: A Palestinian woman talks about the torture she experienced while being held by the Shin Bet. In addition, Sacco attends the funeral procession of Mustafa Akkawi, who died after two weeks of Israeli interrogation.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated June 1993

Moderate Pressure Part 2

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Character(s): Ghassan; Joe Sacco; Israeli Policeman; Israeli Prosecutor; Israeli Defense Attorney; Israeli Judge

Synopsis: Sacco interviews a man who experienced days of being bound with sleep deprivation.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Dated June-July 1993

Chapter Five

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Synopsis: Section heading and two blank pages

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Ramallah

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Falafel Vendor

Synopsis: In Ramallah, Sacco witnesses a demonstration that turns violent.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Dated August-September 1993

Chicago

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Palestinian Woman

Synopsis: A Palestinian woman who lived eleven years in the U.S. talks to Sacco.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Dated September 1993

Getting the Story

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Bassem; Shafeek

Synopsis: Sacco tries to find out more details about an Israeli settler attack in Hebron.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Dated September 1993

Women

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Teenaged Girl; Muna; Rita

Synopsis: A few feminists talk to Sacco about the treatment of women vis-a-vis the Arabic culture of Palestine.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Dated October 1993

Hijab

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Woman in Taxi; Muna; Nineteen-Year-Woman; Twenty-Year-Old Woman

Synopsis: Sacco talks about how the hijab ties in with the intifada, Islam and women.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Dated November 1993

Still One of the Boys

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Blind Man; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: In the Jabalia camp, a blind man tells a joke.

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Notes: Dated November 1993

Chapter Six

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Refugeeland

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Teacher; Deaf Kid

Synopsis: Sacco tours a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and sees some shocking poverty.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated December 1993

Rooms

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Larry; Masud; Ibrahim; Ammar

Synopsis: In Gaza's Nuseirat Camp, Sacco visits a roofless house and talks to several people.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Dated December 1993- January 1994

Law

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Ammar; Joe Sacco; Larry; Lawyer

Synopsis: Sacco talks to an Islamic lawyer who is defending an honor killing. One man sitting nearby asks Sacco several tough questions, including what good will his writings about Palestine do.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated January-March 1994

Black Coffee

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Ammar; Larry; Joe Sacco; Ammar's Uncle

Synopsis: Sacco talks to Ammar's uncle, who was a Palestinian refugee from 1948.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Dated February 1994

Sons of the Curfew

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Ibrahim; Ammar; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Ibrahim talks about his son and is offended by the illustration of a Palestinian in Sacco's guide book.

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Notes: Dated February 1994

Tomatoes

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Ibrahim; Masud; Ammar; Joe Sacco; The Cousin

Synopsis: Sacco visits a desk factory and meets with some tomato farmers.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Dated March 1994

One Shekel to Gaza Town

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Ammar

Synopsis: Sacco, who is leaving the camp, gets his taxi fare paid by Ammar.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Dated March 1994

Edward Said

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Larry; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Sacco spends the night at Larry's place in Gaza Town.

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Notes: Dated March 1994

Chapter Seven

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Jabalia

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Sameh; Old Man; Old Woman

Synopsis: Sameh is the perfect host for Sacco as he gives him an intensive tour of the Jabalia refugee camp.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Dated April-May 1994

The Boys, part one

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Mohammed; Husein; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Mohamed and Husein retrace for Joe the route the mourners took that marked the beginning of the first intifada in 1987.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated June 1994

The Boys, part two

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Mohammed; Husein; Joe Sacco; Sameh

Synopsis: Mohamed and Husein relate what changed for them in the first few days of the intifada.

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Notes: Dated June 1994

The Boys, part three

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Firas; Joe Sacco; Sameh

Synopsis: Firas, a fifteen year old, details how he got involved with the "Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine" resistance group, and what he experienced after that.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Dated June-August 1994

The Boys, part four

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Rifat; Joe Sacco; YMCA Program Head

Synopsis: Sacco interviews a seventeen-year-old who was shot by men in Arabic dress. A YMCA program head wonders how the large number of injured youth in Gaza can be integrated into society.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Dated July 1994

Handicapped

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Sameh; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Sameh details the serious obstacles in developing programs for the handicapped in Gaza.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Dated July-August 1994

Rewind

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Sameh; Joe Sacco; Sameh's Friend; Sameh's Brother

Synopsis: Sameh and Joe get hold of a forbidden video that shows amateur footage of the intifada. They wind up going home past curfew on foot.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Dated August 1994

Chapter Eight

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Pilgrimage

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Sameh; Refugee from 1948; Sameh's Mother; Sameh's Brother; Sameh's Nephew; Sameh's Niece; Yousef; Woman in Refugee Camp; Basel; Ahmed

Synopsis: Sameh and Joe visit the grave of the first person killed in the intifada. They then interview a refugee from 1948 who experienced firsthand the Jewish atrocities. Later, they spend the evening with Sameh's family. The following day, they talk to a woman who had two sons shot dead by Israeli soldiers. Finally, in Rafah, a family details how they were displaced after Egypt and Israel signed the peace agreement and redrew the border.

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Pages: 33

Notes: Dated September 1994- February 1995

Chapter Nine

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Through Other Eyes

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Naomi; Paula

Synopsis: Sacco acts as a guide for two Israeli women in the Old City. He manages to convince one of them to walk with him through the Arab market.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Dated April-June 1995

Tel Aviv

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Naomi; Paula

Synopsis: The two women enjoy the sunny day in Tel Aviv. They give their opinions on the viability of the peace process and express fatigue at Israel having to apologize all the time.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Dated June 1995

Lucky Reunion

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Jabril

Synopsis: In Nablus, Sacco encounters Jabril, one of his friends from the Balata refugee camp.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Dated June 1995

Sugar

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Palestinian Nurse; Mother; Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Sacco talks to a woman who has an Australian lover she feels she could never marry.

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Notes: Dated July 1995

Nablus

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Joe Sacco; Taxi Driver

Synopsis: Sacco witnesses Israeli soldiers accost several vendors and apprehend one of them in Nablus.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Dated June-July 1995

Roadblock

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Mother; “Romeo;” Joe Sacco

Synopsis: Sacco is stuck in a taxi during a roadblock with a screaming baby nearby and fighter-bombers circling overhead.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Dated July 1995

Jenin

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Older Man; Joe Sacco; Older Man's Friend

Synopsis: In Jenin, Sacco talks to a Shakespeare-quoting man who not only is extremely cynical about peace coming from any side in the conflict, but is extremely cynical about the peace process itself.

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Notes: Dated August 1995

A Boy in the Rain

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Genres: autobiography

Character(s): Irishman; Joe Sacco; Jewish Lady; Israeli; Palestinian Boy

Synopsis: Sacco recalls his acquaintance with a religious Oxford student in Jerusalem as well as some conversations he had with others concerning the peace process. The last sequence describes the time he saw some Israeli soldiers make a boy stand out in the pouring rain while they questioned him. This for him sums up the possible future outcomes for peace in the area.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Dated August 1995

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Notes: About the author/Also by Joe Sacco

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Synopsis: Back cover with quotes from Edward Said, Christopher Hitchens and the Journal of Palestinian Studies

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