Please explain why it is appropriate to teach Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi.

From the most fundamental of point of views,
Samir and Yonatan is important to teach because it humanizes the
Palestinian- Israeli conflict.  In any political struggle that has deep roots, it is
easy for students to lose sight of the human stories that are present.  The terms like
"settlements, "West Bank," "political self- rule" are very clinical and sterile concepts
for the young adolescent.  Samir and Yonatan make these ideas as personal as possible in
setting them amongst the lives of children in the disputed territories.  The very idea
that Samir and Yonatan can escape from their current political and social difficulties
when they learn to emotionally transcend them is a powerful message.  Kids can begin to
partake in a dialogue of pain, forgiveness, anger, and transcendence through works like
Carmi's.  It is relevant and appropriate to teach kids the power of constructive
dialogue.  In a world where polarizing monologues and silencing of voices is so much a
part of the historical discourse, reading literature that emphasizes solidarity and
presents a case of what can be as opposed to what is can be transformative and highly
meaningful to students seeking to understand a battle that is not theirs, but one they
have inherited.