In the media — February 13, 2016

Our Tears Are the Same Color

What makes you think that the tears on a bereaved, Palestinian mother's pillow are a different color than those of a grieving Israeli mother? What makes you think…

Originally published in Huffington Post

What makes you think that the tears on a bereaved, Palestinian mother’s pillow are a different color than those of a grieving Israeli mother? What makes you think that there cannot be any mother whose suffering is greater than an Israeli mother’s?

All mothers who have lost their beloved children share the same pain and no matter what image or label the media, politicians or the powers that be assign, their lives will never be the same.

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