I cannot find if it is translated into Hebrew. I would assume so, because the author is from Israel (He is a Palestinian Christian), and the book has been translated into 28 languages.
I guess I figured maybe others had heard of this book. Basically, Elias Chacour grew up as a Palestinian Christian in the 1940s (He was born in 1939 in Israel). He describes the struggle in the following decades, how he got an education, and when he came back to be a priest, how he worked to reconcile with Muslims, Jews, Christians, Drus. The story is very intense, but very redeeming. It offers a lot of hope. One aspect of it that I think is interesting is that he talks about growing up with Jewish neighbors, who had lived alongside his family for hundreds of years, and they had strong bonds of friendship. And at some of the ensuing events, he describes how both the Jews who had traditionally lived in the land, as well as the Palestinian Christians, were all hurt.
He mentions how terrorism crept in and kind of seduced a lot of Palestinians who felt that they had lost their hope. Over the years he has especially worked at establishing all sorts of schools to restore the Palestinians' self-image, to provide hope and a means of advancing peace.
I do not mean for this to be controversial at all, again, I know that political discussions are not favored. His emphasis on peace among all the inhabitants of Israel, which seemed to fit Orphaned Land's message very much, is why I mention this.
