This was an incredible listen. Izzeldin Abuelaish describes his family’s history along with the geopolitics of growing up in the Gaza Strip beautifully. Written long before October 7, he describes how Hamas came to power along with various efforts to reach peace  between Israelis and Palestinians, both on a government scale and a personal scale. This gave me a greater understanding of a Palestinian perspective of the historical conflict. His family’s story is heartbreaking and at times feels like an exercise in the futility of peace, but Abuelaish’s tenacity in continuing to promote peace and seeing each other as humans is admirable in the face of all he has experienced.