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It is rare to discuss any personal interactions with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict without encountering exceptionally passionate verbal exchanges, particularly amongst those living in or emigrating from the region. Living in the city of Beit Sahour in the occupied West Bank, it was very clear to me that these passionate conversations with the local population — both Palestinian and Israeli — were inevitable and not always entirely enlightening. Looking for new ways to understand the nuances of a conflict that spans generations, I came upon a new phenomenon, the Separation Wall, through which I encountered a different face of the conflict and the people involved in it...