The Quagmire

Abadan Ajami Ali Baban Aliyah Arab Arbil arrived asked Baghdad Basra became Bedouin began boys British brother Bushara camp Chalutz Dahuk dance Deganya dream Eretz Israel eyes Ezra face Father felt friend Ali Baban girls Grandma hand Hebrew immigration to Israel Iran Iraq Iraqi army Iraqi government Iraqi Jews Iraqi Kurdistan Israeli Jamal Jerusalem Jewish community kibbutz knew Koder Kurdish Jews Kurdistan Kurds land learned lived looked Moshav Moslem Mosul mother mountains Movement Mullah Mullah Mustafa El-Barazani Murad neighbours never night officer Palestine parents police Rahamim Rashid Rawanduz Reuven river Rivka Salah Shavuot Sheikh Koder spoke story street suddenly Suleimania synagogue teachers tears tell thought told took trees trip Uncle Yosef Underground village waiting walked whispered women words Yehezkel Yigal Yoav young Zionist