Includes bibliographical references (p. 239).

An Urgent Word Before -- News in the Wind -- Treasures of the Heart -- Swept Away -- Singled Out -- The Bread of Orphans -- The Narrowing Way -- The Outcasts -- Seeds of Hope -- Grafted In -- Tough Miracles -- Bridges or Walls? -- "Work, for the Night Is Coming" -- One Link -- Epilogue: My Questions and My Challenge -- A Hopeful Word After.

As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. The townspeople were proud of their ancient Christian heritage and lived at peace with their Jewish neighbors. But in 1948 and '49 their idyllic lifestyle was swept away as tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million were forced into refugee camps. An exile in his native land, Elias began a years-long struggle with his love for the Jewish people and the world's misunderstanding of his own people, the Palestinians. How was he to respond? He found his answer in the simple, haunting words of the Man of Galilee: "Blessed are the peacemakers." In Blood Brothers Chacour blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the birth of modern Israel. He touches on controversial questions such as: What behind-the-scenes politics touched off the turmoil in the Middle East? What does Bible prophecy really have to say? Can bitter enemies ever be reconciled? In a world of tension and terror, this book offers hope and insight that can help each of us learn to live at peace.