“He wanted to get to know me,” Bashir remembered. “They were so happy and excited to meet the character in the book. They were really happy that I built a friendship with Dalia.” “Despite what you have said,” said the agent, “we are still touched by the book.” “Unfortunately you don’t understand the message of the book,” Bashir said, still cuffed to the chair. Dalia had struggled to come to grips with the meaning of Palestinian dispossession, and had taken her own personal steps to help make amends. “Dalia was the only one in Israel who understood,” Bashir insisted. There was a pause. “I am
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