I had grown up internalizing the idea that it wasn’t a matter of if I’d be arrested by the Israeli army, but when. And that when was now. But strangely, I wasn’t afraid. It’s hard to explain the sudden strength that overpowered me in that instant. Perhaps it was the years of anticipation of this moment that had eliminated any fear in me. Instead, this felt like a challenge—yet another standoff between me and this foreign occupying army. I wanted to laugh in the officer’s face.
