خواطر إحدى بنات القدس العائدات

The author writes of returning to Jerusalem after growing up in the United States. She returned to her family’s village of Shu‘fat and began working on reinstating her Israeli permanent residency which had been revoked due to her longtime absence from the country. The author explores the ways in which the Israeli settler-colonial project dispossesses Palestinians, not only physically but also emotionally and mentally, through the use of fear and punishment. However, despite the colonial project’s efforts, Palestinians continue to resist by simply existing in their homeland and experiencing joy.