Mohammad Tarbush was born in Beit Nattif, near Jerusalem. In 1988, he became managing director at Deutsche Bank, then at UBS. He is the author of several books, including Reflections of a Palestinian. His writings on Palestine have appeared in the International Herald Tribune, The Guardian and Financial Times, among others.
<p>The theme of this book is Palestine and its history, and the displacement and exile of</p><p>its people. But it is, above all, a human story… My father’s story makes the basic point</p><p>that, like all people, the Palestinians are made of flesh and blood and their children feel</p><p>the agony of pain as strongly as they enjoy the warmth of happiness.’—Nada Tarbush</p><p>Mohammad Tarbush was born in British Mandate Palestine. As an infant, he</p><p>and his family were forced to evacuate their village together with its entire</p><p>population, after the Zionist victory that led to the establishment of the State</p><p>of Israel. Then as landless refugees in the West Bank, the family sank into</p><p>poverty. When, as a teenager, Tarbush left home one day under the pretext</p><p>of visiting relatives in Jordan, he in fact set off on a year-long hitchhiking</p><p>journey to Europe, where he would eventually become a highly successful</p><p>international banker and a key behind-the-scenes promoter of the Palestinian</p><p>cause.</p><p>In My Palestine, Mohammad Tarbush combines poignant personal memoir</p><p>with incisive political and economic commentary on the tumultuous events</p><p>that shaped the history of Israel, Palestine and the modern Middle East.</p><p>‘My Palestine portrays, with profound sympathy and knowledge,</p><p>the courage of the long-suffering Palestinian people as they cope</p><p>with the catastrophe that has befallen them. It is, above all, an</p><p>intimate and moving account of the resourcefulness of the human</p><p>spirit to endure.’—Abdulrazak Gurna</p>
