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Yazan Deek, from the West Bank village Kafar Al-Deek, describes his childhood as a realization that his people were under attack, and the violent images he saw on television were not imaginary. Coming to an international school in the United States, he realizes that his fearful existence was not right or normal. When he is invited to attend a conference on Middle East issues in Seattle with other students from the region, he is surprised to learn that Jewish people, whom he had only known as enemy soldiers, have much in common with him -- and the process of meeting people personally in a peaceful situation can do worlds to open your eyes.
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I was born into a conflict that I did not understand until I grew up. I was just a little boy in the West Bank village Kafar Al-Deek who wanted to enjoy every moment. I saw battles on the news, I saw innocent Palestinians bleeding, dying. It was for me just a movie being shown on TV. I did not understand that it was related to the reality of my life and that I would be living it.
By the time I started school, I knew I could be attacked for no reason. I tried to convince myself I was safe because I had done nothing wrong. I tried walking peacefully to my school, thinking about my dreams to finish my education. I paid attention to my Arabic teacher. But I wasn’t safe.
My school couldn’t protect me from the gunshots one day. The entire student body had to flee. By the time I got back to my house. I could see the many fears in my mother’s face. She was just waiting for me to come back al...
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