Examines the life and career of Yasir Arafat and his leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and outlines the history of the Arab-Israeli struggle.
The author relates her personal experiences of living in the occupied territories of the West Bank town of Ramallah, and how she was able to cope with curfews, house searches, and the violence from 1981 to 2004.
Presents a portrait of daily life in the West Bank and Gaza since the mid-1980s through the story of three young militants who grew up in the Occupied Territories during the first Palestinian Intifada and subsequently became involved in the 2000 recurrence.