Shehadeh is brilliant. You should read anything he's written. This one is about his and his father's relationship,obviously. Compelling enough in its own, but the historical context in there is especially needed now. There's are lots of details of legal cases you may not have known about to get Palestinian money unfrozen, which Israel stole from Palestinian accounts in banks in 1948 (along with everything else). It also tells a bit about why the Arab governments didn't help Palestinians - some wanted to expand their own territory and some wanted to appease the retreating British who still held power on the new countries carved after world wars. All at Palestinians' expense.