Becoming a Peace Fellow
He laughs about something in Hebrew with the stewardess, pushes his iPad into my hands while mumbling “we will practically be family anyway” (referring to the obvious lack of space in our shared...
View ArticleWorking at the AIC
When I open the green wooden doors to the AIC in the morning a wave of cool air pulls me into the building. The smell of Arabic coffee offered to guests the day before lingers in the hallway that is...
View ArticleSeeing the Wall
The AIC is a joint Palestinian-Israeli organization and has offices in Israel and in Palestine. As part of my work for the AIC, I “commute” to the Jerusalem office from Beit Sahour in the West Bank at...
View ArticlePerusing the ‘Wall Museum’
Walking along the Wall can be depressing and inspiring, crushing and uplifting. On the one hand you can see how the Wall cuts through neighborhoods, how it divides people from their lands and their...
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