A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy, by Nathan Thrall (2023)
Nathan Thrall is a Jewish-American journalist based in Jerusalem. This book describes a bus accident in which a bus-load of young Palestinian kindergarteners were killed or severely injured. The accident occurred at or near a check point between Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The accident occurred during a strong rain storm. The bus was driven by an inexperienced driver and the bus itself was old and in very bad condition. The bus had been involved in several prior accidents. The author, however, opts to use very inflammatory language in describing the accident and portrays the Israelis as the evil villains who bear the bulk of the responsibility for the accident. Because the accident occurred at a check point in Area C, response vehicles were slow to arrive. The author blames the Israelis for this slow response.
It was a tragic accident, but there were many other factors contributing to the accident.
Read: August 29, 2024
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