Finding Roots and Magic: The Story of Nicole Yehezkel
As we exit the car in the community of Halamish, or Neveh Tzuf, located in the hills of southwestern Samaria, just 26 km from Jerusalem, a stunning view with green hills all around opens up. I ask Nicole Yehezkel what she likes about living in Neveh Tzuf. She replies, “Same thing that you saw when you first arrived. The view. The air. You can breathe here. Wow, it’s just beautiful. Don’t you feel the magic?” She first saw the place when she served in the army base nearby. “It would be nice to live here,” she remembers thinking. The road...