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by Alice Walker (Foreword by), Miko Peled (Author)
A powerful account, by Israeli peace activist Miko Peled, of his transformation from a young man who'd grown up in the heart of Israel's elite and served proudly in its military into a fearless advocate of nonviolent struggle and equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis. His journey is mirrored in many ways the transformation his father, a much-decorated Israeli general, had undergone three decades earlier. Alice Walker contributed a foreword to the first edition in which she wrote, "There are few books on the Israel/Palestine issue that seem as hopeful to me as this one." In an Epilogue Peled takes readers to South Africa, East Asia, many European countries, and the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel itself. And in the new Preface to the 10th Anniversary Edition, he reflects on the growth of the Palestinian-rights movement since he published the first edition of this work, in 2012.
Author Biography
Alice Walker is an activist and a Pulitzer Prize winning author. She has written more than 30 titles, including The Color Purple, The Temple of My Familiar, and The Way Forward is With a Broken Heart. Miko Peled is a writer and human rights activist born and raised in Jerusalem. He is one of the clearest voices calling for justice in Palestine, support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS), and the creation of a single democracy with equal rights on all of historic Palestine. He is a gripping public speaker with a very wide following on social media. He has lectured around the world in his campaign to promote justice, democracy, and equal rights for Palestinians and Israelis. The General's Son has been translated into a dozen different languages.
