Now I found myself in the east, a grown adult meeting many Palestinians, and felt in that environment no sense of threat whatsoever. The fear that I was carrying melted away; my body relaxed, my breathing slowed and deepened. The sensation was of lightness and elation; it was born from a revelation that’s so obvious, so bound to be true, I’m almost ashamed to admit it: Palestinians are normal people – friendly, intelligent, rational people. Not only that, their warmth and openness, given their situation, was very striking. All the Palestinians we met were extraordinarily hospitable and pleased
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