News & opinions from a Palestinian-American
living & working in Ramallah/Al-Bireh, Palestine
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“The tallest man in Ramallah offered to give us a tour of his cage. We would not even have to leave our table at Rukab’s Ice Cream, on Rukab Street; all he needed to do was reach into his pocket…” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon roams the West Bank with Sam Bahour. This essay was first published on Literary Hub before appearing in the writers’ compendium, “Kingdom of Olives and Ash” (2017).
![“The Other Side of Israel: My Journey Across the Jewish-Arab Divide” [Book Review]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2005/12/the-other-side-of-israel-susan-nathan.jpeg)
Although she arrived in Israel in 1999 as an ardent Zionist, over several years she became more and more interested in discovering the true situation of the Arabs inside Israel, who despite their sizable proportion of the population, seemed all but invisible to her. This led to her decision to move to Tamra, a single Jew in a town of over 25,000 Arabs. This was an unprecedented action in Israeli society. The deep friendships she developed reflect her view that despite the unofficial policy of separation that is actively promoted by the Israeli government, there is true hope of reconciliation and cooperation.
![An Israeli Settler I Want to Live Beside [Book Review]](https://epalestine.ps/sambahour/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/decolonizing-israel-liberating-palestine-jeff-halper.jpg)