Palestine in Black and White

'Each of Mohammad Sabaaneh s powerful drawings is like a gut punch that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist resists.' Joe Sacco, author of Palestine;'Incisive artwork ... multi-layered.' Mint Press News;'Art manages to impart what can easily be lost or given less importance within mainstream media. Palestine in Black and White is an intense communication of Palestinian life; bludgeoned, displaced, yet still resisting ... Sabaaneh goes beyond the usual symbols associated with the Palestinian anti-colonial struggle [and] depicts Palestine's open wounds as a collective experience.' Middle East Monitor;'Narrates real stories of Palestinians' The Daily Star Lebanon;'Sabaaneh's moving and incisive cartoons are urgent and necessary reminders of what life is like under an ongoing and agonizing occupation.' Bookwitty;'A good read underpinned by an open mind can change your lifeview irrevocably. Palestine in Black and White by Mohammad Sabaaneh is one such book.' Bookblast Top Ten Reads for Independent Minds, Feb 2018;'The cartoons themselves cry out for a different future where both occupied and occupier can break out of their current patterns and frames, past walls and ribbons, into a freer life.' Marcia Lynx Qualey, Qantara;'Mohammad Sabaaneh produces sharp, incisive cartoons. His tenacity and courage are an inspiration for cartoonists around the world.' Matt Wuerker, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist at Politico;'Mohammad bravely uses his great talents as a cartoonist to work in the midst of this [Israeli/Palestinianian] political minefield. Mohammad has earned the respect and admiration of many in the global cartoon community.' KAL, The Economist;'If you want to get a smart Palestinan's view of what s happening in the Middle East, you can't do better than look at Mohammad Sabaaneh's cartoons.' Victor Navasky, The Nation; 'Brings together one hundred of Sabaaneh's most striking works that do not flinch from revealing the reality that confronts Palestinians.' Nasher News;`Hard-hitting cartoons ... offer a candid view of Palestinian experience.' The Church Times; `Glimpses of hope ... "each image is worth a thousand words" ringing ever so true here. 5* Canvas Magazine