The Way to the Spring is profoundly sad and also infuriating reading. Ehrenreich's is a powerful, deeply informed and deeply committed perspective that deserves and should receive a lot of attention. While I knew quite a bit about the occupation beforehand, his book provides both overall context and a horde of telling details. I won't soon forget the Palestinian boy who shared an IDF soldier's packet of chips in the morning, and found the same soldier training a gun on him in his bedroom at night. The child wet himself in terror. Or the grim details of Palestinians simply trying to go about their daily lives despite a horde of physical and legal impediments, and the constant threat of settler violence. I defy anyone to read this book and not conclude that this situation must not continue.
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