She opened her sketchbook, carefully tore out several pages and handed them to Nasser–three detailed color sketches of three flowers. Leafing through the pages, he translated the message. A petunia: Your presence soothes me. A...

But not all Gaza residents were committed to the war. A reporter asked one of the Arabs what he most wanted. He was a taxi driver, father of ten. All he wanted was ‘to eat...