Many Israelis say they are glad their parents aren’t alive to see these horrors. But you would have found hope in the darkness
Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer and poet
Dear Mum,
It’s been five years since you died, and I’m only now writing. I’m sorry it took me so long, but I was waiting for some good news to share, and there never was any. I could have written to you about the Covid-19 pandemic, or about the messianic rightwing government formed by Benjamin Netanyahu, whom you never could stand.
Etgar Keret is an Israeli writer. He publishes a weekly Substack, Alphabet Soup. This article was translated by Jessica Cohen
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