In this personal article, Ori Weisberg recalls his experiences as a Labor Zionist lone soldier during the First Intifada, emphasizing how his participation in the events created tension between his conflicting commitments to equality and Jewish nationalism. Expressing empathy with the plight of the Palestinians and discomfort with the IDF policies of the time, Weisberg looks back on how the Intifada shook his core beliefs and changed him forever. This article is published in The Forward, an online news source that covers the issues, ideas and institutions that matter to American Jews.