Ghada Karmi�was born in Jerusalem and trained as a doctor of medicine at Bristol University. She established the first British-Palestinian medical charity in 1972 and was an Associate Fellow at the Royal Institute for International Affairs. Her previous books include�Jerusalem Today: What Future for the Peace Process?, The Palestinian Exodus 1948-1998�(with Eugene Cotran),�Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine,�and the best-selling�In Search of Fatima. She writes frequently for theGuardian�and the�Nation.