RaveThe Markaz ReviewThrall doesn’t mince words. He writes openly, eloquently, clearly, and directly, providing a detailed account of life under colonization ... A Day in the Life of Abed Salama grips you from start to finish. By the end, the reader is left angry, enervated, and pained. Thrall pulls off a very complicated feat by weaving much technical information on the crushing effect of Israel’s slow takeover of land, the maze of military checkpoints, and the bureaucracy that divides Palestinians from one another into a deft and engaging narrative.