Pictures of Palestine

Pictures of Palestine is a readable book with maps and lots of photos. It's all about my experiences in the West Bank.

It gives a glimpse into the real life of Palestinians in the West Bank – a people with a land and no nation, a people tired of fighting who seek a brighter future. They have surprising lessons to teach the world.

It’s a story of children, shopkeepers and taxi-drivers, rabbis, Bedouin and peacemakers, soldiers, politicians and scraggy cats.

In the midst of all this, Hope Flowers, a remarkable school and community education centre dedicated to healing the wounds of conflict and rebuilding society.


This bundle of impressions and photographs reveals both my personal journey in the Middle East and insights into Palestine’s current situation and complex history.

The book suggests some perceptive solutions to the ongoing struggle and political stalemate, hinting of a time when Arabs and Israelis will sit together wondering why this nightmare ever happened.


The Palestine story has not been properly told. News about it has been confusing and tainted with propaganda. This has gone on for a very long time, leading many people worldwide to give up trying to understand it.

Pictures of Palestine seeks to rectify that, helping readers understand this multi-faceted, intense situation in a real-life way.

It's based on a blog telling the story of my three-month stay in summer 2009.

More recent experiences I've had in Palestine can be found on my blog here.

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