Israel as a Gift of the Arabs

In the course of her stay in Israel as a visiting professor, Shail Mayaram wrote a series of letters to friends and family: letters that not only document her experiences of living, teaching and traveling in Israel and Palestinian territories, but also record her reflections on the complexities of identities and nationalism. Mostly as an outsider, and sometimes as a witness, the author offers her perspective on the historical and contemporary realities of the brutality of the Gaza siege. A profound and thought-provoking account of the traumatized histories and contentious realities, this book is a collection of personal and professional ruminations on ideas of nationalism, colonization, and how these affect the contemporary lives of cities that continue to negotiate.