Mornings In Jenin Summary

In Mornings in Jenin, a Palestinian perspective is given in a way that displays the fundamental argument of the Palestinian people’s claims to their own homeland which includes the merging of clans to one bigger entity. In the region of Palestine the people did not always identify as Palestinians, instead they identified with their families or their clans. “Palestinian” itself is a new term given to the people of the region in response to the development of zionism and Israeli nationalism. This is displayed in Mornings of Jenin when the community and mother of Hassan did not approve of Dalia due to her bedouin roots. However, as she began to live with Hassan and the conflict began to develop she was accepted into the community and even well liked. When the people of the village were expelled from their homes they began to develop a nationalism and saw themselves as one rather than being divided among themselves simply because of clans.
With the explanation for each side of the conflict
This book claims to tell a story that was based on a true events on the issues in the town of Ein Hod. But author tells the story through the eyes of a Palestinian, and when she does mention the Jewish soldiers she portrays them as men who just want to drink and celebrate their acts of violence. When she finally gives the perspective of a Jewish man she makes it seem as if he simply wants to steal a child to give to his wife who cannot bear children. By mentioning an event such as this, the author is appealing to the reader's sympathies for the Palestinians by portraying the Jewish soldiers as heartless kidnappers. However, there was never a recorded intense of a child ever being stolen from a Palestinian. Though there are biases, the author was able to effectively give perspectives of the people that could otherwise not be