The Israeli lockdown curtailed plans to visit a cousin for the Jewish new year – a relief given the government’s failure to contain the coronavirus The area code “02” appeared on the screen of my telephone. I was standing...
A lot of people in Gaza have died in recent months, after their requests to access treatment in Israel and the West Bank were denied. Munir is dead. He had cancer. He died after not being able to...
A little girl who just wants to marry her giraffe shouldn’t have to shoulder the responsibility of her parents’ struggle with the occupying authorities. The automated phone system of the Civil Administration, the military unit responsible for civilian...
Even if Osama were to get an entry permit into Israel, how realistic would it be for us to move there based on temporary permits? June 1, 2020 I requested the meeting with the insurance agent to open a...
For the first time after two months of corona-closure, we were leaving the West Bank to visit close friends in the Israeli city of Holon. “Forat, brush your teeth so that we can leave,” I begged. Her brother Adam...
Stuck at home, no daycare, my toddler chatters in English, Hebrew and Arabic, while I try to get some work done and keep us safe. No child careIt’s my turn to work, and the children are knocking on the locked...
After a year abroad, we came home to Ramallah. The children and I landed in Israel while Osama, my partner, had to fly into Jordan After a year in the United States, we returned to Israel/Palestine. This time, I...
