ืืจืื ืื ืฉืื ืืชื ืืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื ืืืืืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืื, ืืืืจ ืฉืืงืฉืืชืืื ืืืืืข ืืืืคืื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืืขืจืืืช ืกืืจืื ืื ืื ื ืขื ื.
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ืืื ืืจ ืืช. ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืกืจืื. ืืื ืืช ืืืืจ ืฉืื ืงืืื ืืช ืืชืจืืคื ืฉืื ืืจืืขื ืืืืฉืื. ืืฉืืฆืื ืืชืืจืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืฉืืืขืืช ืื ืืืืฉืื ืืฆืืช ืืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืชื ืืฉืืืจ. ืืืื ืืื ืืช ืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืกืืืืช ืืืื. ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืกืจืื.
ืืืจื ื ืืช ืืื ืืจ ืืจื ืืืืื, ืืืื ืืงืื ืืืืงืกืื ืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืกืื, ืฉืขืืืื ืืจ ืืืืช ืืืฉืคืืชื ืืืื ื ืืคืืืืื ื'ืืืื ืฉืืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื. ืืืืืฉ ืคืืจืืืจ ืงืืืื ื ืืืจืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืงืจ ืืช ืืื ืืจ ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืฉ, ืืกืชืฉืืจื, ืฉืืืงื ืืืืฅ ืืจืืืืื. ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื ืืจ ืื ืืืืข ืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืจืืืช ืขืจื ืืฉืืืง ืขื ืืืืืื, ืืืจืื ืืฉืงืื ืืืืฆืืืืช. ืืฉืืืจ ืืขืื ืืื ืืจ ืืืื ืืืชื ืืช ืืืชื ืืช ืฉืืขืืกื ื ืขืืื, ืืืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืกืื, ืืืชื ืื ืื ื ืื ืืืืืื ืืคืืืฉ, ืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืชื ืืขื.
ืืืคืจืื ืืื ืืจ ืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืืกืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืฉืื ืฉื ืืกืข ืืขืื. ืืื ืืจ ืืื ืืงืืง ืืชืจืืคื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืื. ืืืืชื ืืขืช ืื ืื ืื ื ืืืคืฉื ื ืฉืืื โ ืืืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืืื ื ืฉื ืืืืื, ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืจื ืืฉื ืชืืกืืื, ืืฉืืื ืฉื ืชืจืื ืืืืจืช ืชืจืืคืืช ืืฉืจืืืืช. ืืืคืช ืืงืืจืื ื ืขืื ืืืชื ืืืฉื, ืืืืืชื ืขืกืืงื ืืื ืฉืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืืืื ื ืกืืจื. ืฉืืืชื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืื ืืื ืคืจืืช ืืฉืืืชื ืืืขื ืืื. ืืืกืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืคื ื ืืืคืช ืืงืืจืื ื, ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืจื ืืช ืืงืจืืืจืืื ืื ืืืขืืจ ืืขืื ืืืืื ืืืืฉืืช ืืืืก ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืฉืืืฉื ืฉืืืขืืช ืขื ืื ืื ืกืื ืืขืื. ืื ืืฆืืชื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉื. ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืจื ืืช ืืงืจืืืจืืื ืื ืืืขืืจ ืืขืื ืืืืื ืืืืฉืืช ืืืืก ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื ืืืกืื ืฉื ืฉืืืฉื ืฉืืืขืืช ืขื ืื ืื ืกืื ืืขืื. ืื ืืฆืืชื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืฉื.
ืืื, ืืคื ื ืฉืืืขืืื, ืืฆืื ื ืฉืืื โ ืืื ืืจ ืขืฆืื. ืืืืืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืจืฉืืืืช ืืืฉืจืืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืคืฉืจืืช ืืงืื ืืืคืื ืจืคืืื ืืืืฅ ืืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื ืืืงืจืื ืืืืืคืื ืืืืชืจ, ืืื ืืฆืื ืฉื ืืื ืืจ ืืชืืจืืจ ืืกืคืืง ืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืชืจ.
ื ืกืขืชื ืืชื ืืืื ืืืกืืฃ ืืช ืืืฉืืื ืืงืืืื ืฉืืืกื ื ืืืชื ืขืืืจื. "ืืื ืืชืืงืฃ ืฉืื ืคื", ืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืชื.
"ืื ืืกืืจ", ืืืจืชื. "ืื ืฆืืื ืืื ื, ืื ืื ืืื ืงืจืืื ืืื".
ืืืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืืืขืชื ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืืฃ ืฉื ืืืฉืืื ืฉื ืชืจืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืื ืืืื ืื. ืื ื ืืืืขืช ืฉืขืืืช ืืฆืืื ืืื ืืืคื ืฉืงืืื - ืื ืืื ืืขืืจ ืืฉืจืืฉื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืื ืขืืืจ ืืืืื. ืื ื ืื ืื ืืื ืฉืืขืจืืช ืืืจืืืืช ืืืฉืจืืืืช ืืืชื ืืืกื ืืช ืืขืืืช, ืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืืื. ืืื ืืืืืื ื ืฉื ืืืกืื, ื ืืื ืฉื ืคืืืืื ืืืฉืงืืื, ืื ืืืชื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืงืืคืช ืืืืื ืืฉืจืืืืช, ืืืืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืกื ืืืจืืืืช ืืคืืกืืื ื.
I brought the equipment to Tel Hashomer hospital, where Munir was hospitalized alone, while his wife and four children stayed behind in Gaza. I intended to visit with him, but Internal Medicine Ward 9 was closed to visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic. I stood outside the locked door and called Munir. He apologized and said he couldnโt come to meet me, but afterย the guard objected to bringing the equipment inside, Munir came out to the hallway.
Munir is a handsome man, 52 years old, with delicate facial features and salt-and-pepper hair. Uncharacteristically, he had left hisย hospital pajama top half open. Tubes protruded from his shirt, connected to bags of liquid hanging from a stand that he pushed on wheels. He was thin but not worryingly thin. His voice and smile were weak. He thanked me for the things that Osama had persuaded him to request from us โ toothpaste, razor blades, shampoo and dates โ and promised to bring the infusion pump to our nephew.
"ืืื ืืืืืื, ืืงืื ืื", ืืื ืืืจ ืืืกืจ ืื ืฉืงืืช ืืชื ืืช.
"ืืคืขื ืืืื ื ืฉื ืื ืฉืชื ืงืคื", ืืืจืชื ืื.
โGod willing,โ he said and added, using the Hebrew that heย had been exposed to in the hospital, โBiseder.โ .
ืืืจื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืกืื ืืชืงืฉืจ.
"ืืื ืืืื, ืืืกืื," ืืืจืชื. "ืื ืื ืืื ืืืืงืืจ ืืืืจืื. ืืืื ืืืืืจ ืขืื ืืื ืืืื. ืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืืช ืืืชื ืืืกืืจืื".
The next day, as the children played with the presents that Mohammed had sent โ two sets of Smurf dolls and colored pencils โ Mohammedย called Osama.
"ืชืืื ืื ืชืืื ืขื ืืืชื ืืช!" ืงืจืืชื ืื, ืืื ืืืกืื ืืืกื ืืืชื ืืชื ืืขืช ืื ืืืฆื ืืืื ื. ืืขืืืจ ืืกืคืจ ืืงืืช ืืื ืืืจ, ืคื ืื ืืชืืืืช.
"ืื?" ืฉืืืชื.
"ืื ืืืื โ" ืืื ืื ืกืืื ืืช ืืืฉืคื ืืื ืงืืจื ืืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืืง. ืืืคืชื ืืืชื ืืื ื ืืืกืชืืืชื ืืชืื ืขืื ืื.
"ืชืืื ืื". ืืืกืื ืื ืขื ื. "ืืื ืืจ?"
"ืื."
"ืื?" ืืืกืื ืื ืขื ื. "ืืื ืืช?"
"ืื, ืืืืื".
โNo!โ I screamed, and this time I didnโt push Osama away asย he pulled me close.
Our daughter Forat yelled from the childrenโs room: โWhat happened, Ima?โ ย Her brother Adam repeated her words: โWhat happened, Ima?โ
ืืฉืชืืืชื ืขื ืขืฆืื.
"ืืชื?"
"ืืืื. ืืืืื ืจืื ืคืืกื ืืคืืืกืืืง ืฉื ืืชื. ืืื ืื ืกื ืืืชืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืขืื ื".
"ืืื ืจืืืชื ืืืชื ืืชืืื. ืืื ืืืงืฉ ืชืืจืื. ืืื ืื ืชืืืืื".
ืืชืงืฉืจืชื ืืืืช ืืืืืื.
โIโm not allowed to disclose medical information over theย phone,โ said the nurse from Internal Medicine Ward 9, โbut โ the truth is, I also took it hard.โ
"ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืชืจืืคื ืฉืื ืืจืืขื ืืืืฉืื", ืืืจืชื.
โYes, I know,โ she said. โHe arrived at an advanced stage.ย We knew it would happen.โ I thanked her for treating him and felt grateful forย the respect with which she spoke about him.
"ืืื ืืืจื ืืจืื", ืืื ืืืจื.
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ืืืืืฉืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืืื ืืขืื ืืชื, ืฉืืงืฉืืชืืื ืืืืืข ืืืืคืื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืื ื ืืื ืื ืื ื ืขื ื.ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืชืื ืืื ืืืคื. ืื ืืื ืืืืื.ย
ืคืืกื ืื ืคืืจืกื ืื ืืืชืจ ืืืจืฅ ืืืื 25.8.2020:ย https://www.haaretz.co.il/family/umforat/BLOG-1.9099455
ืคืื ืืืง: A Visit From Gaza, Also Known As the Other Side of the Moon – Umm Forat