Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe silence became the story: There is little space for public conversations about the wars and their lingering traumas among Palestinian citizens of Israel and other minorities. The most painful questions remain unspokenSheren Falah Saab02:23 PM • July 12 2026 IDTThis personal essay was written twice. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansGazaIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaGraham PlatnerBrad LanderIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Missing Palestinian Debate: Why Can't We Talk About Our Collective Trauma?Likud Members Fear Netanyahu's Push for Influence on Party's MakeupBad, Mad and Functional: Three Ways of Thinking About the JewIsrael Restricts Red Cross Visits to Palestinian Prisoners Despite Court RulingHamas Disarmament and Israeli Withdrawal Dominate Cairo Talks on Gaza's FutureRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWAIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside