Palestine 1993 #1 - high grade - $39.99

Very Low Print RunTitle page, production credits, indiciaSacco talks to a couple of hotel receptionists in Cairo. While one is apolitical, the other has strong feelings against Israel.Sacco meets a man in the West Bank who welcomes him with open arms. He goes on to contrast the widespread exposure the Leon Klinghoffer/ Achille Lauro affair received with the lack of U.S. media coverage of the oppression of Palestinians.Sacco talks to a young Jewish man in Jerusalem and gives a brief rundown on the origins of Zionism. He meets a Palestinian refugee from 1948.In Silwan, Sacco comes across a demonstration against the settlements and a demonstration in favor of them.Sacco meets a kid who claims that settlers kicked out his family from their home in Silwan.Background notes on the political situation in the Occupied Territories and Jerusalem during his time there doing research. There's also a brief historical overview.A brief blurb summarizing the issue plus quotes from Larry Gonick and Chester Brown. The final page from the "Blind Dates" story is shown.First printing- December 1992 - Dated August 1992 Cairo - Dated July 1992 Blind Dates - Dated July-August 1992 Return - Dated August-September 1992 Eye of the Beholder - Dated September 1992 Valley of Kidron - Dated August 1992