Israel lets the Palestinians go to the beach
But that may not ease their frustrations
THERE ARE no lifeguards at the southernmost beach in Tel Aviv, just before the rocky promontory where Jaffa begins. That doesn’t bother Palestinian children paddling in the shallow water. Few of them can swim. Some don’t even own bathing costumes. But many are seeing the sea for the first time—enough to bring them great joy. After their parents dry them off, families may take a stroll around the central square in Jaffa. Then it is back to the landlocked West Bank.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Very brief holidays in the sun”
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