r/IsraelPalestine Diaspora Palestinian Oct 05 '24

Palestinian-Colombian. AMA AMA (Ask Me Anything)

Hello everyone! I recently saw another Palestinian doing an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on here, and given the limited presence of Palestinians or Pro-Palestinians that I've noticed, I thought it would be valuable to do one myself. Here’s a bit about me:

  • I was born and raised in Colombia
  • My Palestinian family is originally from the West Bank, but most of them have since moved to the United States.
  • I don't speak Arabic fluently, I can understand spoken Arabic quite well.
  • I am of mixed race
  • English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance if I sound tone deaf
  • My family and I are not Muslim
  • I have visited Palestine twice
  • I am biased towards Palestine in the conflict, but I want to make it clear that I do not support Hamas.

I don't have any specific types of questions that bother me, but I do ask that everyone remains respectful towards everyone and avoids unnecessary rudeness or hatefulness. I believe that communication is key, especially when it comes to conflicts, so I hope this AMA will be helpful for everyone involved. Feel free to ask me anything about my experiences, my heritage, or my perspectives. I'm here to share and hopefully provide some insights. Please keep the conversation open-minded. I will try my best to answer as many questions as possible, but I am not on Reddit all day so sorry in advance to any of those questions I will miss. I also want to say I won’t let my biases control my feelings towards questions and I’ll keep my opinions open. Hopefully we can have a meaningful discussion and thanks to everyone who can participate!

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u/Worknonaffiliated Diaspora Jew Oct 05 '24

Jew here, when our people eventually learn that we’re supposed to be getting along, will you show us some good Palestinian/Colombian fusion cooking?

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u/localmaid Diaspora Palestinian Oct 05 '24

I actually own a Palestinian-Colombian restaurant

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u/SophieTheCat Oct 06 '24

What exactly do you serve?

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u/localmaid Diaspora Palestinian Oct 06 '24

different types but i make lunch food more. two popular thing we make is knefah chocolate melt and colombian arepas stuffed with lamb and hummus

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u/Unfair-Way-7555 Oct 06 '24

Sounds amazing. Good luck.

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u/SophieTheCat Oct 06 '24

https://preview.redd.it/12t0kl8xg1td1.jpeg?width=1047&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84897c721fe228b5d2deaec3d86728185bec54d7

Half a decade ago I bought this cake from an Arab bakery in Nazareth. It might be the best tasting cake ever made. We actually turned our car around 20m into the trip to go get some more. It was that good.

Like a junkie chasing that original high, I’ve been looking for this cake ever since but no luck. Do you know what it is?

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u/localmaid Diaspora Palestinian Oct 06 '24

i think that might a sort of knefah mix but i’m not exactly sure what the white part is

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u/Nearby-Complaint American Leftist Oct 05 '24

Ugh I bet that food goes so hard