Sarah Stern

Israeli soldiers escort Jewish settlers as they tour the Old City of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, June 4, 2016. The Israel army has enforced segregation in the city for over two decades, restricting residents’ movement according to their religion. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

In Hebron, a namesake falls short

What it means to be named Sarah in Hebron — where the streets are segregated and occupation manifests itself in the ugliest of ways. By Sarah Stern There is a common reaction that Palestinians have when they are introduced to me by name. “Sarah! What a nice name.” It sounds light and friendly, but this…

By +972 Magazine November 16, 2016

Daoud Nassar, the director of Tent of Nations, sits among olive trees on his family’s land, West Bank. (File photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Unsure of shelter, yet praying for rain

Spending the Sukkot holiday on a Palestinian farm highlights the stark contrast between a holiday in which Jews celebrate in temporary structures, and a reality in which Palestinians are forced into an existence of impermanence and military demolition orders scattered across hilltops. By Sarah Stern Daoud Nassar carries 54 keys on his belt loop, in rotation.…

By +972 Magazine October 26, 2016

Jewish activists work with the Palestinian residents of Umm el-Kheir to rebuild structures demolished by Israeli military authorities, South Hebron Hills, West Bank, September 10, 2016. (Sarah Stern)

Finding Sisyphus in the South Hebron Hills

‘I have the distinct feeling that the next time we come back, none of what we are building will be here.’ By Sarah Stern I run my hands over small jagged stones, turning over rubble and finding bits of fuzz, broken marble, plastics cups…remains of day-to-day life. I realize there’s something a bit Sisyphean to…

By +972 Magazine September 18, 2016

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