This is a short story from a childhood in Palestine. We can relive the simple, pastoral and distinctly Palestinian village life through the tastes, smells and sights of olive trees and their gifts. Olive trees have always held a special place in my heart and my memories. The olive tree itself, as well as the [...]
I am sure olive oil was the first thing I felt and maybe smelt the minute I was born. Khayeh Boer, the Jewish midwife who helped my mother deliver me, took me directly and rubbed olive oil into my skin as was the custom throughout our land. The olive tree is an evergreen tree that [...]
About ten years ago, my oldest son and my husband went on a trip to Israel/Palestine. They witnessed apartheid and its searing injustice and returned home with stories that grieved us all. But their dominant impression of the Palestinian people was of hospitality – amazing hospitality in some of the worst conditions. They participated in [...]
