Actually a lot of Israelis know how to pronounce Arabic quite well. The soldiers who talk to us for example. Some even pretend they’re Palestinians to raid our villages. Called the Arab unit. Many Israelis originally came from Arab countries.

It is a choice. And a choice by those in the public eye.

Thank you for helping me realize that. I wrote in my book how it annoyed me that one Israeli kept saying Khaifa instead Of Haifa, renaming the city into Hebrew. But couldn’t quite put my finger on why it annoyed me. Now I do. To name is to lay claim.