When Jewish youths walk down the street and demand the death of Arabs simply because they're Arabs, then I've lost my own small battle.

I wanted to bring likable Arabs into the average Israeli living room.

I have my own foundation, Nyle DiMarco Foundation, and it focuses on bettering deaf youths' lives.

I hate it when I have to abandon my children. I politely turn down most of the invitations I get from abroad and try to fly only when it's absolutely necessary.

Sometimes I think that if we have to go back, then it certainly won't be to Jerusalem. Not to the Jerusalem beset with racism that we left at the height of the last Gaza war.

Thanksgiving is the only day of the year when most of the stores here are closed during the day and reopen after midnight. Even restaurants shut down for the holiday, except for the fast-food chains.