Every week, they go the site of a different village that once stood in old Palestine. They want to try to reclaim, at least for moments, a sense of their broader homeland, and to show, in the words of their guide, that “what we can do is to be here. This land is not just belonging to Israelis.” “The serendipity is quite mind-blowing,” Dalia says after learning of the group’s mission. “I often ask myself questions about the memories of the places. For me it always has to do with the expansion of the heart. I find it a constant challenge to my own bias. For me it always confronts me with the
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