Palestine #1

In "Blind Dates," Joe Sacco shares a candid encounter with a man from Nablus, whose warmth contrasts sharply with the silence of Western media on Palestinian struggles. The story quietly juxtaposes the global attention given to the Achille Lauro hijacking with the overlooked realities of life under occupation, all through Sacco’s thoughtful, unflinching lens.

In "Return," Joe Sacco engages in a quiet, revealing conversation with a young Jewish man in Jerusalem, tracing the roots of Zionism with careful precision. Later, he meets an old Palestinian man who survived the 1948 displacement, offering a personal glimpse into a history shaped by loss and memory.