- … she tells me the story of her displacement and separation, which is random, tragic, and terrifying like so many other stories during the genocide.
… “There is no heart here,” Tala quotes one of the soldiers as saying, adding that he pointed at his chest. This was in reply to someone asking to get their belongings before they fled. Loud live bullets and the soldiers’ harsh order “To the south!” were all that they heard. Tala tells me they managed to bring some of their belongings despite the Israeli orders. “My grandmother managed to take her medicine and my aunt took some diapers for her newborn baby.” Scattered broken glass. A crowd, standing still. Breaking the silence, “Walk!” A soldier ordered. Barefoot men, women, kids…
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