September 8, 2003

The view from our Zababdeh balcony.

Elizabeth took a break from her work today to visit a neighbor, a pediatrician from Zababdeh who recently moved back home from Germany. We had a nice time chatting and drinking tea until someone brought their feverish baby in, and she had to get to work. She made a disturbing comment about her years in Germany: "I was astonished by how much anti-Jewish hatred I found in Germany - and among the younger generation too. Other Palestinians I knew there were also surprised that we found more of this prejudice in Germany than in Palestine. I think people thought they were 'safe' sharing their views with us because they assumed Palestinians would agree with them." In her case, at least, they were wrong.