01/01/2024Like most Gazans, I had to avail myself of solar cells at a generous neighbor’s house that made it possible for me and others to charge our cellphones. At my neighbor’s house, we were all equal: the doctor and the engineer, the young and the old. Every...
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You can’t love the sea just by standing on its beach. You must descend into the sea, float in it, be carried by its waves, swallow its saltwater, hurt your feet on its rocky bottom, see its dark depths, and when you return to the beach you will see a different sea than you saw before entering. You will no longer see the beautiful peaceful blue sea after you’ve seen its deep darkness, experienced the cruelty of its rocks and, felt its directed rage. Then you will either hate the sea or love it forever.