![]() A decade later, Aramin’s 10-year-old daughter Abir was shot by an Israeli soldier after leaving a candy store. In 1997 Elhanan’s thirteen‑year-old daughter Smadar was one of the casualties of a suicide bombing. Both their daughters have perished because of the realities that is gripping Israel and Palestine. Aramin, meanwhile, belongs to the other side of the border – a Palestine, a former convict, and a Muslim.īelonging to separate strands, fate made their paths converge in the most unexpected way. Elhanan is an Israelite, a scholar, and a Jew. ![]() Each belong to the opposite sides of the spectrum. Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin couldn’t be anymore different. But despite the bleak times, there are individuals who strive to attain the seemingly unachievable.Īmong these select group of men are two fathers, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, whose stories were related by Colum McCann’s through his latest novel, Apeirogon. And for some parts, it is a reality they have to deal with everyday. It is a tragedy that a large parts of the world has to deal with. Its aftermath leaves scars, a trail of blood of the unsuspecting and of the innocent. War, insurgency, armed conflicts, violence have become synonymous and ubiquitous. ![]() ![]() Peace has become just a concept, a battle cry but rarely has it been manifested. In today’s world, it cannot be denied that chaos reigns everywhere. ![]()
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