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Her Hebrew had improved, but she noticed she was still thinking in German.
“Of course, having our own country would be nice, too, without daily shoot-outs, without ration cards, with our own army and our own police, even our own criminals as far as I’m concerned. Just some kind of state to call our own, where no one’s trying to kill us or tell us what to do—not the United Nations, not the Arabs, and certainly not the Brits.”
It’s this pattern that shapes the history of Israel: repeatedly being attacked, repeatedly reacting to the threat of being driven into the sea by the Arabs, and repeatedly triumphing.
Peaceful coexistence is achievable. The Arab and Jewish doctors, nurses, and staff of Hadassah Hospital demonstrate this day after day, courageously and unswervingly. In recalling this shining example, in showing that hope is possible even in the Middle East, this book hopes to make a contribution as well.
