"Prickly Pears of Palestine gives a human face to the terrible suffering caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and makes thought-provoking reading for all who are concerned." Rt Hon Clare Short

‘A must read for anyone wanting to understand how the world has arrived at a 'clash of civilisations'.Waseem Mahmood OBE

‘Reilly’s writing is a powerful example of sympathy combined with dispassion’ Amazon.co.uk

‘Prickly Pears of Palestine is a moving and vivid introduction to the realities of life in Palestine/Israel.’ Bruce Kent

What do we really know about the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What do we think about it? On what do we base our views?

Hilda Reilly goes behind the scenes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories during a critical period in that region's history to shed light on one of the world's most widely reported yet least understood struggles. Covering the death of Yassir Arafat, the rise of Hamas and the growing influence of Christian fundamentalism in the Jewish-Muslim divide, Prickly Pears of Palestine is an illuminating read.

Written as a travel diary rather than as a polemic it introduces the reader to aspects often ignored in journalistic reporting, producing a pageant of characters and situations which bring to vivid life the people behind the politics.