The sea - the velvety and billowing, azure and turbulent deep gray - is a recurring theme in Hilmi's paintings. Dorit Rabinyan also paints the pages of her novel blue, we hear the splashing of the water, we lie down on its caressing waves, but on the next page we are put off by its angry splashing.
The Palestinian boy who came from Ramallah to New York persistently besieges the heights of art when love bursts into his life that changes everything. Liat, the Jewish girl from Tel Aviv, came from the other side of the fence. While at home 60 km and Middle Eastern politics would separate them from each other, in New York their love can be limitless without borders. In addition to love, the two young people also taste peace. Will there be, can there be peace on the earth measured for them, only the size of a handkerchief, but still infinitely divided?
The boy grew up in Hebron, but also lived in a refugee camp with his family. His father is an atheist, but his mother reached the point of religious bigotry as a result of the events around her. His parents sent him to the open city as a talented artist in the hope of a better life. With a scholarship, the girl absorbs the open air of America, where nothing is more natural than a Palestinian-Israeli love, but she is ashamed to admit it to herself, even to her parents and friends. Liat's every minute is struggle and suffering, terror and incomprehension. Two FBI agents in blimp jackets ring the doorbell. He was printed in his favorite cafe, identifying him as an Arab terrorist...