We are having two Thanksgiving dinners in Ramallah. Yesterday, I met with F(f)riends at the Friends International Center and had Thanksgiving for about 30 people. Bill and Kathy Christison were visiting from the U.S., and they did a presentation about the role of the U.S. in the Israel-Palestine conflict, then we dove into the food.
Surreal experience: explaining the history of Thanksgiving to Palestinians unfamiliar with the holiday. A story that mirrors their own in many ways. The parallels between the Palestinians and the indigenous people of North America are pretty strong.
A moment of remembrance for the negative consequences of colonialism, and many thanks for good friends, health and food! It is certainly a privilege.
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