Resistance: My Life for Lebanon

I appreciated all the details and insights into that important period in Lebanese history. It's not hard to see how and why present events are imbedded in that past and are a consequence of it.

The author brings the reader to her country and allows them to see something of her struggle for her people and homeland. Soha Bechara is a great soldier, and her book is a great work!

Souha's dedication to the resistance, even through 10 years in Khiam Detention Center, is truly inspirational.Her memoir is a gift to understanding the resistance, particularly from a woman's point of view.Souha's writing transports you to Khiam Detention Center, making you feel like you too are trapped in a 3x3 cell.Besides learning about Khiam Detention Center, Souha's memoir also provides a very clear portrayal of the Lebanese Civil War and Israeli Occupation of Southern Lebanon and Lebanese cooperatives.This book has the best to offer: an insightful view into the secret realities of war and personal narration by a unique and extrordinary revolutionary.

In the end, Soha puts love of her country and nationalism as the primary motivating factor behind her actions. This is a very interesting read in light of present day events, which support both sides of the argument of Israel as occupier versus Israel as defender. Lebanon is a small country divided by religion, ideology and perhaps even race. As the middle east connection to the mediteranean and Europe it is also highly desirable territory. Read in light of present day events, this will make you think!

This is an important work for anyone who wants to look into the impact of war and occupation. This first person account of an act of resistance and the aftermath is a powerful work that forces the reader to see things from the perspective of the innocent people who are forced by circumstances into decisions that are incomprehensible for those who will never be faced with war.Whether one considers the author a criminal/terrorist or a resistance fighter her story is compelling and relevant. Her account details her progression from a normal Lebanese girl going to school and living with her family into a politically radicalized woman willing to risk her life and her freedom to strike a blow against the enemy of her country and her people. Her account humanized those who we too often dismiss as "terrorists". It made me realize that those who commit these violent acts are not mindless fanatics, but real people with family's and friends and life that they love. These are people who have been driven to the brink of hopelessness to the point where they feel their only recourse is to lash out against those they perceive as the protagonists of their torment.It is important to understand what drives a person to these actions, and to realize that military actions affect real people. Benign terms like precision bombing and collateral damage belie the horrific consequences for those who see and feel the real impact of what these words really represent. Criminal or honorable, resistance fighter her story is one that represents a thousand similar stories.