Description
This Was 2000 provides a comprehensive and chronological account of the events that unfolded during the year 2000 and the players that shaped the year from a Palestinian perspective. In doing so, it places events in the wider regional and global contexts in order to allow for a broader perspective of interconnected local, regional and world events, thereby making the book a unique reference volume. 2000 is a year that will be remembered for the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada and the collapse of the Oslo peace process, which was characterized by a culture of negotiations. Despite events such as the Pope’s visit to the Holy Land, the Camp David II talks, and the attempts to formulate and employ vague formulas relating to the establishment of a Palestinian state, the overwhelming images of 2000 will remain those of hundreds of Palestinian martyrs and thousands of wounded, ongoing demonstrations of Israel’s military might, and the further Bantustanization of the West Bank and Gaza Strip through continuous settlement expansion and the erection of countless checkpoints.
