A confrontation : Israeli myth versus Palestinian truth in Jamil Khouri’s precious stones

Abstract EN

Jamil Khoury’s Precious Stones is a play that deals with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a conflict that has started since the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

All around the world, people are divided between supporters of either Israel or Palestine.

Shedding light on the roots of this conflict and on its consequences is of great importance, for it helps the ones who are misguided by the Israeli myth to be aware of the truth which is obvious through the analysis taking place in this paper.

In the play, the confrontation taking place between the Jewish-American Andrea and the Palestinian-American Leila shows how Zionists and their supporters are responsible for the suffering of the Palestinian citizens.

Consequently, raising awareness on this issue would help to break the silence of the universe in order to stand with the right against falsehood.

To prove its aims, the paper follows both the historical and the political approaches.

It shows that Israel was created based on the Zionists’ myth; it also proposes that Palestine, the land of the three monotheistic religions and ancient civilizations as well, should be freed from Israeli occupation.

Only then, Palestine will be the land of unity and peace that welcomes pilgrims and tourists from all around the world.