![]() ![]() But we encountered an Israel that at times felt more like an unsolvable jigsaw puzzle - a collection of incompatible factions, each with its own priorities, grievances and history. Israel’s founders hoped to create a melting pot, a society that blended diverse communities into a single Jewish state. And we found a battle of narratives - waged not only between Jews and Arabs, but also among Jews themselves. We found a people facing complex questions about what it means to be Israeli, or a Palestinian citizen of Israel. ![]() We found a country still wrestling with contradictions left unresolved at its birth, and with the consequences of its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967. But we took 10 days, seeking to understand the child that Mr. Israel is a small country, just 260 miles long. Melamud’s kibbutz, Kfar Giladi, was the first stop of a recent journey I made with a photojournalist, Laetitia Vancon, from Israel’s far north to its southern tip. ![]()
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