Flying Checkpoints and Traffic Jams: The Genius of the Israeli Occupation’s Architecture
The driver who cut me off really did behave like an idiot. But he wasn’t the one who built the wall or closed the tunnel. I finished a work meeting…
‘Today We Must Dress in the Colors of the Palestinian Flag’
My daughter’s kindergarten is making a video about nationalities. It’s a complicated topic for us. Her father and I can’t even drive the same car I came home at 4…
My Parenting Challenge: Protecting My Two-year-old from Tear Gas
I went for a morning run with my son in a stroller and felt my eyes and throat burn. Tear gas thrown by Israeli soldiers. “Aaaaaaahhhhhh!” Adam’s voice. I heard…
I Went for a Run and Saw Settlers Took Over a Spring Near a Palestinian Village
On a morning run, I discovered that settlers took over a spring that Ein Qinya is known for, on lands belonging to a Palestinian family Every time I return from…
When I Shout at My Daughter in Hebrew, It Reminds My Husband of Israeli Prison
I never consciously decided to speak Hebrew with my daughter, but it became a kind of connection between her and me, like our private language “Imaaaaaaa!” As usual, Forat awoke…