How many bombed out post-Nakba remnants do I need to visit before the grief and rage turn to numbness? I went to my second one recently. This is what remains of the inside of a building in the neighborhood of Wadi Salib, in modern day Haifa.
Read MoreSitting with rage and grief this morning. I couldn’t really sleep last night. I went to bed but it wasn’t restful. Yesterday, we toured the village of a Lifta. All that’s really left of it is a number of buildings which look like this one. In 1947-48, the village was ethnically cleansed by Zionist invaders.
Read MoreThese images at Lifta convey Zionist reality in a shocking and potent way. First, most obviously, the ruins are still there. They aren’t 1000 years old. It is obvious what they are. Second, the Israelis having picnics and swimming in the wells are not in denial or ignorant- they do not care.
Read MoreFor my bar-mitzvah, one hundred trees were planted in Israel in my name. Trees dot the landscape on the first part of the drive from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv-Yafo. Forests and clumps of trees are clearly visible from the highway. If you look closer, you can see some stone walls and foundations among the trees.
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