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Fast Times in Palestine

Fast Times in Palestine is a memoir about my year and a half living in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territories. I worked as a journalist, traveled extensively, served as the foreign press coordinator for the Presidential campaign of Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, and witnessed the 2005 Gaza Disengagement from the Palestinian city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. I also partied a lot, went to great concerts at the Ramallah Cultural Palace, and harvested approximately twelve million olives.

In the process, my worldview was torn to pieces, and in many ways my experiences were profoundly disillusioning. But the balance of my memories in Palestine are not just good -- they were some of the best times of my life. I emerged with much greater faith in the basic goodness of humanity and a better understanding of the reasons to have genuine hopes for peace.

By turns beautiful, tragic, and hilarious, Fast Times brings the Holy Land to life in a way that ordinary Americans can relate to and enjoy, whether they are Middle East experts or unable to find the Holy Land on a map.

If all goes well, I will begin publicizing my book some time in 2009. If you have any contacts who might be interested in writing a Foreword or blurb, or if you know of anyone looking for an American who has extensive experience in Israel and Palestine to appear on a radio or TV show, please feel free to pass this web address on to them.

Thanks very much!

pamolson @ gmail . com
(202) 413-9570

Copyright © 2008 by Pamela J. Olson. All rights reserved.



Fast Times in Palestine Fast Times in Palestine is a memoir about my year and a half living in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territories. I worked as a journalist, traveled extensively, served as the foreign press coordinator for the Presidential campaign of Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, and witnessed the 2005 Gaza Disengagement from the Palestinian city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. I also partied a lot, went to great concerts at the Ramallah Cultural Palace, and harvested approximately twelve million olives. In the process, my worldview was torn to pieces, and in many ways my experiences were profoundly disillusioning. But the balance of my memories in Palestine are not just good -- they were some of the best times of my life. I emerged with much greater faith in the basic goodness of humanity and a better understanding of the reasons to have genuine hopes for peace. By turns beautiful, tragic, and hilarious, Fast Times brings the Holy Land to life in a way that ordinary Americans can relate to and enjoy, whether they are Middle East experts or unable to find the Holy Land on a map. If all goes well, I will begin publicizing my book some time in 2009. If you have any contacts who might be interested in writing a Foreword or blurb, or if you know of anyone looking for an American who has extensive experience in Israel and Palestine to appear on a radio or TV show, please feel free to pass this web address on to them. Thanks very much! pamolson @ gmail . com (202) 413-9570