In Abu Falah, Israeli settlers burn Palestinian olive trees and assault the very people whose land they occupy. In Gaza, the displaced have come to fear the rain as much as those with homes fear the bombs.
Yet a Western activist’s burned-out car can raise over $38,000.
He has every right to compensation. But would the same amount have been raised had he been Palestinian?
How has replacing a solidarity activist’s property become easier than saving the lives of those he came to stand with?
And when did a Westerner’s loss, even in solidarity with Palestine, become more visible to the world than Palestinian suffering itself?
Perhaps the most uncomfortable question is this: Must a Palestinian hold a Western passport before their losses become worthy of compensation?
Or is a Palestinian life worth less than a car, simply because the car belongs to someone else?