Israel

Where I go when I need to clear my head: the ruins of an old Amorite fortress at Tel Yarmut, a high lookout where there’s usually nobody around.

Voting in Israel’s first election since October 7, working through what used to be a day off, and waiting for the results, in easy Shami Arabic.

A viewer reflects on the Gaza Surf Club film, appreciating its hopeful angle while critiquing its selective narrative and omission of Israeli activism and context.

A cold shower in summer — because the solar water heater ran out. A short Shami story about Israeli logic that makes sense until it doesn’t.

A short note on why learning Arabic in Israel feels harder than it should.

Childhood Arabic in Israel and how language shifted at home.

Transit shutdowns, a skipped commute, and missile interceptions.