Children of Catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America By Jamal Kanj
Jamal Kanj, the author of The Children of Catastrophe: Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America has a critical review on parts of President Obama’s speech on 19 May concerning Palestine. In his article ‘Obama’s Oratory Skills and Peace in the Middle East’ published by Intifada (Voice of Palestine), he says:
“More oratory promises to Palestinians as they watch their land disappearing before their eyes at the hand of an insatiable Israeli monster financed by billions of American tax payers’ money to build “Jewish only” settlements on the remaining 22 per cent of historical Palestine.”
Also, when it comes to the US/Israel relationships, he questions Obama’s claim of ‘shared moral values’:
It was puzzling to hear Obama asserting that America’s friendship with Israel was “rooted deeply in a shared history and shared values.” Uncertain what values the president referring to, was it the race based politics, or was it stealing land from Natives? Such values have long been moribund in America, but still practiced in Israel.
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