Books

Crossing the Line is a human story that portrays a psychologically complex couple bucking convention and breaking the greatest taboo on both sides–loving one’s “enemy.” This compelling memoir is also a tortured love letter to the land and the two peoples that, paradoxically, both nurtured Mya and Mohamed’s relationship while simultaneously casting them out.

Drawing on a decade of pioneering reporting, Mya Guarnieri Jaradat brings us an unprecedented and compelling look at the lives of asylum seekers and migrant workers in Israel, who hail mainly from Africa and Asia. The Unchosen sheds light on one of the most little-known but increasingly significant aspects of Israeli society.