Every nationalism is a “house of many mansions,” and Zionism and Palestinian nationalism are no different. This chapter examines the various strains that have emerged in each nationalism by focusing in on the Jewish Palestine Pavilion, erected at the 1939––40 New York World”s Fair, and Palestinian poetry, particularly poems and poets that address the nakba. The Jewish Palestine Pavilion addressed a number of audiences, including hardliners in the Yishuv and American Jews who had created their own “American Zionism.” Planners clashed on a number of issues, including the representation of Palestinians and women in the pavilion, which went to the heart of the Zionist project. Palestinian poets, on the other hand, have dealt with the nakba in various ways, from bereavement to anger (at both Israelis and those who left) to finding commonality with those who forced them to leave.
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