
Twilight Nationalism
The city of Jaffa presents a paradox: intimate neighbors who are political foes. The official Jewish national tale proceeds from exile to redemption and nation-building, while the Palestinians'' is one of a golden age cut short, followed by dispossession and resistance. The experiences of Jaffa''s Jewish and Arab residents, however, reveal lives and nationalist sentiments far more complex. Twiligh...
The city of Jaffa presents a paradox: intimate neighbors who are political foes. The official Jewish national tale proceeds from exile to redemption and nation-building, while the Palestinians'' is one of a golden age cut short, followed by dispossession and resistance. The experiences of Jaffa''s Jewish and Arab residents, however, reveal lives and nationalist sentiments far more complex. Twiligh...