NATIONAL histories may hold stories of cruelty, even though a nation should be built from ta’ayush.

Ta’ayush is an Arabic word meaning “life in common”. It is not an unusual word, but it feels unusual in a country where not only are the hinges of “nation” being rocked, but the nation itself is threatened by mutual hate. The country is Israel. It turned 60 this month, with anxiety that would have been unimaginable when the country was