Elliott, Liza. Finding Palestine: One American's Trek from the Midwest to the Middle East.

Elliott, Liza. Finding Palestine: One American's Trek from the Midwest to the Middle East. Pasadena, CA: Hope Publishing House, 2002. Paper $12.57.

Liza Elliott's journey through life is a quest for a double discovery. The Palestinian struggle for independence and her encounters with Palestinians from all walks of life in the U.S. and the Arab world led her to the pursuit of justice for the Palestinian people. She entered the crucible of the Palestinian daily struggle for existence that defied Israeli bombardment. Her first discovery, Palestinian life and culture, led to a second discovery as she was liberated from stereotypes about Palestinian men. She was able to free herself from her oppressive husband who, ironically, led her to finding the "real" Palestine despite his reluctance to have her participate independently of him in delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Elliott's lucid and mesmerizing, account of her quest is very informative about Israeli barbarism and the injustices it...