i'm really heartened to read you shining a light on representation. as i a white queer cis woman, i am not marginalized as much as poc, or other more outwardly non comforming people, but i still feel it, especially in this "white dude" centered world... after watching the show sense8 i felt that acutely i had never really watched a show before that didn't work on huge generalizations. it was refreshing to watch characters on the screen that were like people i'd be friends with. that's pretty rare and i want to see more of it!

on another related note, i'm reading a book currently called Racing Alone by iranian groundbreaking architect nader khalili. in the time of the iranian revolution, he was trying to radicalize using adobe again after the people had been brainwashed to believe in the "concrete and steel" buildings the industrialized leaders were trying to push on them. he said an apt line that his main goal in the revolution is to get the people to value what they already have.

similarly in representing our cultures, we have to be brave enough, articulate and join together to value what we have to make a story out of it and share our authentic lives. similar to the israeli writers you mention, let's write from what we know and live and not distant generalized characters in a story that doesn't inspire or touch at the real things of life, our lives..... blessings!