My Tea with Ali
To this day I wonder who he was. Maybe just an ordinary holy-land angel, sent to help me understand how terrifyingly complex we are.
The maybe-terrorist seemed nice.
His awkwardness, combined with his friendliness, made him seem as dangerous as a wool sweater.
Jerusalem was sweltering and packed with tourists and I had taken the bus from Tel-Aviv, where I was staying with cousins. They’d sent me off for the afternoon, saying, have fun, Sarale, enjoy it, but stay out of the Arab Quarter it’s not safe.
And there I stood, a mere two hours later, squinting up in the August sun at this beanpole of a man, who for some reason wished to know if I spoke French. Oui, I nodded. I had studied it in high school.
Nahostkonflikt - Israel und Hamas rufen Waffenruhe aus
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Израел ще бомбардира Газа поне още 48 часа, според Ердоган Байдън пише история с кървави ръце
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Над 200 са загиналите в конфликта на Израел и Хамас , пропадна оживена улица в Газа
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Trotz Hoffnung auf Waffenruhe bleibt die Angst in den israelischen Städten
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