The Real Mother

For two decades I lived in Jerusalem. Whenever mobilized I’d get into khaki and as a very low-ranking Israel Defence Forces soldier go to Lebanon, the Egyptian border, or the West Bank aka Judea and Samaria. Also, in civvies, as a reporter, I spent days and nights with Arabs and Jews in and around Beirut, Ramallah, and Gaza, not to mention UN Relief and Works Agency camps, not to mention Israel proper. I especially returned over and over to Ramallah.