Caravans to Paradise is a sweeping and deeply human novel that captures the soul of the Palestinian experience across two generations, through the lens of one ordinary family in the Jabalia refugee camp. Written by Israeli author Uri Ezer, who spent years living and working alongside Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, this story dares to tell the Palestinian narrative from within.
At the heart of the novel is Husni Mansour, a proud, hardworking father who wants only one thing: to raise decent, honorable children. But the tides of history are stronger than his hopes. As his eldest son Yasser drifts from adolescent stone-thrower to Gaza's most wanted fugitive, Husni is drawn into a covert alliance with Lior (a.k.a. Munir) -- a seasoned Israeli Shin Bet officer who sees in Husni a rare moral compass, and perhaps, a last chance to save the boy from himself.
What begins as a quiet, conflicted cooperation between a father and his son's hunter turns into a decades-long emotional battlefield. Lior and Husni -- men on opposite sides of a wall -- forge a bond that is part surveillance, part friendship, and all tragedy.
Through intimate scenes at home, in prisons, on dusty streets and in secret interrogation rooms, the novel exposes the complex, layered realities of Palestinian life:

• The generational rift between parents who worked in Israel and children raised under siege.

• The slow erosion of moderate voices under the weight of occupation, humiliation, and despair.

• And the terrifying moment when a child becomes a symbol -- a martyr -- of a cause that devours him.

Along the way, the author poses a harrowing question: How does a child raised in a normative, loving home become a killer -- or worse, a suicide bomber? Through the family's unraveling, Caravans to Paradise seeks not only to portray -- but to understand.
Especially in these times of a bloody war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, as the whole world watches in horror, this novel offers a crucial window into the human truths behind the conflict. It is an urgent invitation to understanding, compassion, and critical reflection.
Inspired by real people and events, Caravans to Paradise paints a rich, uncompromising portrait of a people torn between survival and resistance, identity and loss. It's a story of fathers and sons, of dignity and downfall, and of the painful places where humanity and politics collide.
A rare work of empathy, depth, and insight. A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the personal cost of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- beyond headlines, beyond slogans.

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