The Sealed Room: Selections from the Diary of a Palestinian Living Under Israeli Occupation, September 1990-August 1991

The Sealed Room is a Palestinian's diary of the tense months in the Occupied Territories when the Gulf crisis overshadowed the Intifada. The al-Aqsa massacre and its aftermath expose the clash between the world of the Palestinians and that of the Israeli Jews, both settlers and soldiersAs the Gulf War develops and the initial fear of chemical attack begins to fade, the Israeli government's emotional manipulation of the population becomes clear. At the same time, the Israeli army explits the crisis to wage its own fierce campaign against the Intifada. Ever more oppressive security regualations are imposed and they outlast the war.