ABSTRACT
I carry a Jordanian passport, and an Israeli travel document. I have them in
my pocket actually-a Jordanian passport and an Israeli pass; so when
asked what my citizenship is, and what my residence is, my answers to those
questions have nothing to do with who I really am. I am not a Jordanian or
an Israeli. I am a Palestinian. And clearly it is hard for a person in my
position to try to describe this complex situation even to myself, let alone to
other people (such as to passport-controllers at airports). So that is why I
often tell myself we are living a life in Jerusalem-at least in East Jerusalem-which is maybe a little bit like the one described in the Wizard of
Oz, or, perhaps more aptly, like the one described in Alice in Wonderland-
that is, where everything is upside down.
