William Hanna

Hiramic Brotherhood William Hanna

Set against a backdrop of hatred and violence, Hiramic Brotherhood: Ezekiel's Temple Prophecy delves into the issue of Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and addresses racist crimes against humanity in in the Middle East. The novel follows journalist Conrad Banner who having been influenced by his father, Mark - an author and foreign correspondent with numerous journalism awards for his coverage of the Middle East - is intent on filming a factually impartial documentary of a conflict resulting from almost seventy years of illegal and often barbaric occupation. Hatred and violence was also being provoked mostly by the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Palestinian population by Israel whose crimes against humanity were being whitewashed by a form of propaganda known as hasbara, or 'explanation'. Such propaganda was directed at an international audience to portray contentious Israeli actions and polices - past and present - in a positive light while providing a negative portrayal of Arabs in general, and Palestinians in particular. Along with Jewish activist Adam Peltz and Palestinian guide Sami Hadawi, Banner's endeavours are unwelcome and often culminate in hazardous and ultimately fatal consequences. The novel is motivated by Israel's blatant denial of basic human rights to millions of Palestinians including children whose endless persecution is hypocritically tolerated by the double standards of so-called Western democracies. Exploring the themes of culture, racism, religion and violence, Hanna brings to the fore compelling story of struggle and divide.