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I'm Israeli. She's Palestinian. There's a devastatingly simple reason why we've bonded during this war

JL;DR SUMMARY Judith Hertog shares her unexpected emotional connection with Amna, a Palestinian from East Jerusalem, amidst the war between Israel and Iran. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FriendshipPalestineIranSocial MediaViolenceOccupationEmpathyMissiles

Places mentioned

Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"I posted a video on Facebook of myself and my mother huddled in her bathroom in her house near Haifa, sheltering from the missiles coming our way."
East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"Amna, a Palestinian friend of mine who lives in East Jerusalem."
Raanana, Central District, Israel
"shuttling between there and my husbands parents home in Raanana, always afraid to be caught on the road when the sirens wailed again."
Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"young translator who had just graduated with a degree in English from Hebron University"
Kibbutz Kabri, Northern District, Israel
"during our first visit back after the Hamas terror attack, we stayed with friends in Kibbutz Kabri, near the Lebanese border."
Tehran, Fars, Iran
"She reported that she was trying to stay in touch with a cousin in Tehran, but hadnt heard from her in two days, because the Iranian internet was down."
Vermont, United States
"moved to Israel as a teenager, and now lives in Vermont."

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