On the Monotony of the Checkpoint

(DCO Checkpoint Near Ramallah/Own Work)

My way of life has required me to be constantly on the move, almost daily, for the past four and a half years. During these four and a half years, multiple events have happened either in the West Bank or directly affecting the West Bank: the armed uprisings in the Northern West Bank, where I live; the genocide in Gaza; the War on Lebanon; the 12 Day War on Iran. The common denominator between all of these events are gates and checkpoints; they “multiply like rabbits,” as one friend remarked.