
From Gaza to Jerusalem: A tourist in my own Palestine
I once could experience Ramallah only vicariously, yet now, I was actually walking its streets.

I once could experience Ramallah only vicariously, yet now, I was actually walking its streets.

“I wait for his body. I want to see him. I cry my eyes out every day,” his mother bemoaned.

“The cat became nervous because of the sounds of war and started attacking our family.”

“I was shocked because it was the second time my center was destroyed in less than a year. It is like breaking your hand two times.”

Mohamed was a pure child and excelled in his studies. His dream was to be an engineer, but now he is a martyr.

My European friend texted me. “Another war? You’ve barely recovered from the last one.”

In Gaza, we know what food to stock, what to wear, and other tricks for enduring another Israeli aggression.

Israeli politicians have long used military attacks on Gaza as a tool to whip up support.

The most recent aggression on Gaza just finished, but the pain is ongoing.

Israel’s blockade is keeping Gazan fans out of the Qatar World Cup.

Palestinian artist Zainab Al-Qolaq lost 22 members of her family in a bombing that still haunts her.