Hisham Awartani

I think actually her bigger concern was, I think she just wanted me to do physical therapy for as long as I could. It's not that I didn't care about it, but it's something that I felt like, how much is physical therapy going to help if I'm miserable?

I think actually her bigger concern was, I think she just wanted me to do physical therapy for as long as I could. It's not that I didn't care about it, but it's something that I felt like, how much is physical therapy going to help if I'm miserable?

I mean, I think it's like... Actual policy aside, the feeling that the Israeli government will get, they feel like they've been written more of a blank check than they're already being written. Because policy-wise, if you look at on the ground what will change in terms of material support, it's not like the previous administration was putting any checks.

I mean, I think it's like... Actual policy aside, the feeling that the Israeli government will get, they feel like they've been written more of a blank check than they're already being written. Because policy-wise, if you look at on the ground what will change in terms of material support, it's not like the previous administration was putting any checks.

I think Israel is just more emboldened with Trump in office.

I think Israel is just more emboldened with Trump in office.

It's been good. I have my routine, and the routine is nice. It's like, okay, I think I have things figured out, and like, you know, just go to class, go back to class.

It's been good. I have my routine, and the routine is nice. It's like, okay, I think I have things figured out, and like, you know, just go to class, go back to class.

It was really good. I was afraid that they would have forgotten me, but they didn't. And then, like, one of them was, like, actually even more affectionate because, like, I think she missed me. That's what I hope, so.

It was really good. I was afraid that they would have forgotten me, but they didn't. And then, like, one of them was, like, actually even more affectionate because, like, I think she missed me. That's what I hope, so.

I don't know, maybe it's like naive, but it's like just going back there and like seeing life there being lived as it is. is something that's like mixed annexation and like expulsion, like more concrete idea. Like if you're thinking about the abstract, it's like you worry about it more versus like, okay, like it's going to be like a big logistical issue.

I don't know, maybe it's like naive, but it's like just going back there and like seeing life there being lived as it is. is something that's like mixed annexation and like expulsion, like more concrete idea. Like if you're thinking about the abstract, it's like you worry about it more versus like, okay, like it's going to be like a big logistical issue.

I guess like what calmed me down is like, wow, like whatever happens, it's going to be really logistically complicated. And I feel like hopefully I'll be able to slip through the cracks. You know, if annexation happens, I can just like take academic leave and then go back home real quick and then like somehow like figure my situation out.

I guess like what calmed me down is like, wow, like whatever happens, it's going to be really logistically complicated. And I feel like hopefully I'll be able to slip through the cracks. You know, if annexation happens, I can just like take academic leave and then go back home real quick and then like somehow like figure my situation out.

I have a good idea. It's like, OK, like I take these clothes. I have some medical supplies that I need to always take with me. Books wise, like, yeah, maybe I take like one or two books for the journey. But like I have so many books back home, it's kind of like superfluous. It's like bringing cold to Newcastle.

I have a good idea. It's like, OK, like I take these clothes. I have some medical supplies that I need to always take with me. Books wise, like, yeah, maybe I take like one or two books for the journey. But like I have so many books back home, it's kind of like superfluous. It's like bringing cold to Newcastle.

I think I told them. I don't know if they thought I was joking or something.

I think I told them. I don't know if they thought I was joking or something.

I think, for better or for worse, Trump think too much about things too far ahead. You know, like annexation, I feel like is like something that now feels more pressing and like salient. But like, I'm not going to think about like it's going to happen like 20 years in the future. In a large part, it's the time frame that lots of these things are working on. Who knows? I'm 21 years old.

I think, for better or for worse, Trump think too much about things too far ahead. You know, like annexation, I feel like is like something that now feels more pressing and like salient. But like, I'm not going to think about like it's going to happen like 20 years in the future. In a large part, it's the time frame that lots of these things are working on. Who knows? I'm 21 years old.

A few times. Like, every time I'm back, I come once.

A few times. Like, every time I'm back, I come once.

In the period of time that I've been alive, it's been a slow push. It's like I'm the frog in the boiling pot.

In the period of time that I've been alive, it's been a slow push. It's like I'm the frog in the boiling pot.

Yeah, it's a small school.

Yeah, it's a small school.

Some of them have been teaching for 20, 30 years. Some of them have taught my cousins who are now married and have PhDs and... about getting divorced.

Some of them have been teaching for 20, 30 years. Some of them have taught my cousins who are now married and have PhDs and... about getting divorced.

You don't open a door until the car's parked.

You don't open a door until the car's parked.

The head of the school walks up.

The head of the school walks up.

The only time I ever got in trouble for something in school was I installed Counter-Strike on the PCs here. It's not that hard to install. You type in, like, install Counter-Strike 1.6. We used to hang out in the library, too, with the librarian.

The only time I ever got in trouble for something in school was I installed Counter-Strike on the PCs here. It's not that hard to install. You type in, like, install Counter-Strike 1.6. We used to hang out in the library, too, with the librarian.

I guess reconnecting with my childhood, seeing the things that are more familiar, it's like, wow, a lot has changed. I kind of drove that home. There are lots of things that are different in my life now, permanently. But, you know. What's the use in kicking yourself over things that have been lost?

I guess reconnecting with my childhood, seeing the things that are more familiar, it's like, wow, a lot has changed. I kind of drove that home. There are lots of things that are different in my life now, permanently. But, you know. What's the use in kicking yourself over things that have been lost?

My main priority at that point was just to call 911. So I tried to, like, open my phone and then, you know, when there's, like, liquid on your phone, it, like, messes up. So I got actually locked out of my phone because I couldn't put in the password right. But then I went, like, to the emergency thing. So I ended up calling 911. I didn't know if I was going to survive.

My main priority at that point was just to call 911. So I tried to, like, open my phone and then, you know, when there's, like, liquid on your phone, it, like, messes up. So I got actually locked out of my phone because I couldn't put in the password right. But then I went, like, to the emergency thing. So I ended up calling 911. I didn't know if I was going to survive.

Didn't know if my friends were alive. I was like, this is how it ends. I mean, I was like, you know, it was never outside of the realm of possibility for me, for that to happen to me. But I always expected it to be like in the West Bank and never in Burlington.

Didn't know if my friends were alive. I was like, this is how it ends. I mean, I was like, you know, it was never outside of the realm of possibility for me, for that to happen to me. But I always expected it to be like in the West Bank and never in Burlington.

I mean, I've always loved history, and archaeology, I feel like, is not a more objective take on history, but it's just another way of looking at things. You know, in history, you often get lost in the big picture of, like, you know, King X declares war and whatever, or, like, larger political systems, whereas in archaeology, it's just more personal.

I mean, I've always loved history, and archaeology, I feel like, is not a more objective take on history, but it's just another way of looking at things. You know, in history, you often get lost in the big picture of, like, you know, King X declares war and whatever, or, like, larger political systems, whereas in archaeology, it's just more personal.

It gives you a better idea of how people lived their lives.

It gives you a better idea of how people lived their lives.

I mean, even beforehand, I was quite a private person, so.

I mean, even beforehand, I was quite a private person, so.

I don't know. I mean, I hope that just in the future, not that people will forget, but that, I don't know. I'll be able to grow out of it and do things on my own and be known by those things. I'll try to keep a low profile, but it's not that easy in a wheelchair.

I don't know. I mean, I hope that just in the future, not that people will forget, but that, I don't know. I'll be able to grow out of it and do things on my own and be known by those things. I'll try to keep a low profile, but it's not that easy in a wheelchair.

Yeah, especially on Brown Campus.

Yeah, especially on Brown Campus.

It would be very infuriating. It would mean this institution that I'm part of is not only implicit in refusing to condemn what's happening to Palestinian people, but it's also saying it will never condemn. It's basically just throwing the whole nation under the bus.

It would be very infuriating. It would mean this institution that I'm part of is not only implicit in refusing to condemn what's happening to Palestinian people, but it's also saying it will never condemn. It's basically just throwing the whole nation under the bus.

I don't know, like, I kind of wish I could be there. Just like... You know, experience it with my family. Like, I don't want to feel like I'm abandoning my family. Maybe it's a bit of survivor's guilt.

I don't know, like, I kind of wish I could be there. Just like... You know, experience it with my family. Like, I don't want to feel like I'm abandoning my family. Maybe it's a bit of survivor's guilt.

I felt like the time is ticking and that, like, There could be a possibility that some form of annexation happens while I'm outside. And then because I'm outside, I lose my legal status to live in Palestine.

I felt like the time is ticking and that, like, There could be a possibility that some form of annexation happens while I'm outside. And then because I'm outside, I lose my legal status to live in Palestine.

And then I got home and I, like, collapsed. Literally, like, the second day, I was, like, probably 36 hours just in bed, sleeping.

And then I got home and I, like, collapsed. Literally, like, the second day, I was, like, probably 36 hours just in bed, sleeping.

I think the past week there have been guests over every single day. And I've had to greet them every single day. So I've had a whole week of not lounging in bed.

I think the past week there have been guests over every single day. And I've had to greet them every single day. So I've had a whole week of not lounging in bed.

You know, like, annexation, I feel like is, like, like, it's getting worse, but it's not, like, something that's, like, so jarring that's, like... What would be so jarring? Uh... Killing everyone here? Like, I don't know.

You know, like, annexation, I feel like is, like, like, it's getting worse, but it's not, like, something that's, like, so jarring that's, like... What would be so jarring? Uh... Killing everyone here? Like, I don't know.

Well, yeah, because I'm here. The connection is not that home per se will cease to exist. I'll just lose the right to be here. I don't know. It's uncertainty. Would you say so?

Well, yeah, because I'm here. The connection is not that home per se will cease to exist. I'll just lose the right to be here. I don't know. It's uncertainty. Would you say so?

So if they're encouraging people to leave, then they stop people from coming back at some point. But again, because Ramallah is such a bubble, you're kind of sheltered from everything. Because life goes on pretty normally in Ramallah. Definitely from last time, people are more depressed and hopeless and whatever. But in terms of day-to-day livelihood, you feel more unaffected.

So if they're encouraging people to leave, then they stop people from coming back at some point. But again, because Ramallah is such a bubble, you're kind of sheltered from everything. Because life goes on pretty normally in Ramallah. Definitely from last time, people are more depressed and hopeless and whatever. But in terms of day-to-day livelihood, you feel more unaffected.

I think actually her bigger concern was, I think she just wanted me to do physical therapy for as long as I could. It's not that I didn't care about it, but it's something that I felt like, how much is physical therapy going to help if I'm miserable?

I mean, I think it's like... Actual policy aside, the feeling that the Israeli government will get, they feel like they've been written more of a blank check than they're already being written. Because policy-wise, if you look at on the ground what will change in terms of material support, it's not like the previous administration was putting any checks.

I think Israel is just more emboldened with Trump in office.

It's been good. I have my routine, and the routine is nice. It's like, okay, I think I have things figured out, and like, you know, just go to class, go back to class.

It was really good. I was afraid that they would have forgotten me, but they didn't. And then, like, one of them was, like, actually even more affectionate because, like, I think she missed me. That's what I hope, so.

I don't know, maybe it's like naive, but it's like just going back there and like seeing life there being lived as it is. is something that's like mixed annexation and like expulsion, like more concrete idea. Like if you're thinking about the abstract, it's like you worry about it more versus like, okay, like it's going to be like a big logistical issue.

I guess like what calmed me down is like, wow, like whatever happens, it's going to be really logistically complicated. And I feel like hopefully I'll be able to slip through the cracks. You know, if annexation happens, I can just like take academic leave and then go back home real quick and then like somehow like figure my situation out.

I have a good idea. It's like, OK, like I take these clothes. I have some medical supplies that I need to always take with me. Books wise, like, yeah, maybe I take like one or two books for the journey. But like I have so many books back home, it's kind of like superfluous. It's like bringing cold to Newcastle.

I think I told them. I don't know if they thought I was joking or something.

I think, for better or for worse, Trump think too much about things too far ahead. You know, like annexation, I feel like is like something that now feels more pressing and like salient. But like, I'm not going to think about like it's going to happen like 20 years in the future. In a large part, it's the time frame that lots of these things are working on. Who knows? I'm 21 years old.

A few times. Like, every time I'm back, I come once.

In the period of time that I've been alive, it's been a slow push. It's like I'm the frog in the boiling pot.

Yeah, it's a small school.

Some of them have been teaching for 20, 30 years. Some of them have taught my cousins who are now married and have PhDs and... about getting divorced.

You don't open a door until the car's parked.

The head of the school walks up.

The only time I ever got in trouble for something in school was I installed Counter-Strike on the PCs here. It's not that hard to install. You type in, like, install Counter-Strike 1.6. We used to hang out in the library, too, with the librarian.

I guess reconnecting with my childhood, seeing the things that are more familiar, it's like, wow, a lot has changed. I kind of drove that home. There are lots of things that are different in my life now, permanently. But, you know. What's the use in kicking yourself over things that have been lost?

My main priority at that point was just to call 911. So I tried to, like, open my phone and then, you know, when there's, like, liquid on your phone, it, like, messes up. So I got actually locked out of my phone because I couldn't put in the password right. But then I went, like, to the emergency thing. So I ended up calling 911. I didn't know if I was going to survive.

Didn't know if my friends were alive. I was like, this is how it ends. I mean, I was like, you know, it was never outside of the realm of possibility for me, for that to happen to me. But I always expected it to be like in the West Bank and never in Burlington.

I mean, I've always loved history, and archaeology, I feel like, is not a more objective take on history, but it's just another way of looking at things. You know, in history, you often get lost in the big picture of, like, you know, King X declares war and whatever, or, like, larger political systems, whereas in archaeology, it's just more personal.

It gives you a better idea of how people lived their lives.

I mean, even beforehand, I was quite a private person, so.

I don't know. I mean, I hope that just in the future, not that people will forget, but that, I don't know. I'll be able to grow out of it and do things on my own and be known by those things. I'll try to keep a low profile, but it's not that easy in a wheelchair.

Yeah, especially on Brown Campus.

It would be very infuriating. It would mean this institution that I'm part of is not only implicit in refusing to condemn what's happening to Palestinian people, but it's also saying it will never condemn. It's basically just throwing the whole nation under the bus.

I don't know, like, I kind of wish I could be there. Just like... You know, experience it with my family. Like, I don't want to feel like I'm abandoning my family. Maybe it's a bit of survivor's guilt.

I felt like the time is ticking and that, like, There could be a possibility that some form of annexation happens while I'm outside. And then because I'm outside, I lose my legal status to live in Palestine.

And then I got home and I, like, collapsed. Literally, like, the second day, I was, like, probably 36 hours just in bed, sleeping.

I think the past week there have been guests over every single day. And I've had to greet them every single day. So I've had a whole week of not lounging in bed.

You know, like, annexation, I feel like is, like, like, it's getting worse, but it's not, like, something that's, like, so jarring that's, like... What would be so jarring? Uh... Killing everyone here? Like, I don't know.

Well, yeah, because I'm here. The connection is not that home per se will cease to exist. I'll just lose the right to be here. I don't know. It's uncertainty. Would you say so?

So if they're encouraging people to leave, then they stop people from coming back at some point. But again, because Ramallah is such a bubble, you're kind of sheltered from everything. Because life goes on pretty normally in Ramallah. Definitely from last time, people are more depressed and hopeless and whatever. But in terms of day-to-day livelihood, you feel more unaffected.