Given the almost unqualified support for the state of Israel extended by many American Christians, this story is vitally important for us to hear. So although this story is a brutal one, the undercurrent is hope - hope for a peace made possible by restoring the dignity of every human being. A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he has watched communities transformed by hope and brotherhood. It was the beginning of a decades-long conflict that is still unresolved today.Ĭhacour has devoted his life to working for peace between Arabs and Jews. Unlike their Jewish neighbors, these troops were violent and their aim was conquest. The violence of the war seems to have infected the 'peacekeeping' troops, who were funded by a variety of nations with special interest groups. The peace of their community was shattered when Zionist soldiers arrived after WWII, kicking Palestinian residents off of their own land and confiscating their property. Like the rest of the watching world, his family sympathized with the plight of European Jews. Chacour's village was ready to welcome new Jewish settlers fleeing Europe to live among them and farm the land. Chacour's father regularly did business with Jewish villages nearby, treating them as brothers. They understood themselves to have been grafted in to the 'olive tree' of Abraham through faith in Jesus. He tells of his peaceful childhood in a Christian village in Galilee where his family had owned and tended the land for generations. It was a fascinating read!Ĭhacour is a Palestinian Christian leader who came of age in the midst of great turmoil in the Middle East. The first book on my list was Elias Chacour's Blood Brothers, which has been recommended to me several times.

“I would rate this book all the stars visible in the night sky.I'm leading a trip to Israel with Prairie College in 2020, so as part of my preparation I'm trying to get a handle on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “I finished reading your new book Blood Brothers on the weekend and I loved it! It was such an amazing book to read.” - Georgie “Blood brothers is BRILLIANT!!! I was so glad that Kai had returned!” - Chloe “Wilkinson’s simple style underpins a depth of characterisation, understanding and moral growth… Kai and the dragons remain awe-inspiring in their beauty, comforting in their wisdom and breath-taking in their ferocity.” - Magpies, May 2012 Reader reviews Its appeal is broad: complex enough for adults yet accessible to younger readers.” - The Age, May 2012 “Wilkinson writes with elegant simplicity and her take acquires the force of fable. He must learn that no journey reveals its true purpose until it is over. Tao knows there is much work for him to do in this life, but it does not involve caring for a difficult dragon.īut Tao must listen to the voice within. His path in life has already been chosen. Kai’s search has led him to Tao, but Tao is certain that Kai must be mistaken – Tao is a novice Buddhist monk. He knows the chosen one is near, he can sense it. He is looking for the person destined to be his dragonkeeper. Kai is 465 years old – a teenager in dragon years. The once great Han Empire has disappeared and in its wake, tribes of barbarian soldiers have taken control. Read the chapter ‘Brush and Ink’ (2 MB PDF)

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