Separation Diary: A new mini-documentary that covers the story of Taiseer and Lana whose love extends beyond their hometowns of Akka and Jenin, and whose marriage is deemed unacceptable in the Israeli government’s eyes simply because of where they each live.

Laila is from Gaza and is married to Yassine, whose family are refugees living outside of historic Palestine. As a result, Yassine can’t travel with Laila and their two children when Laila heads home to Gaza.

Linah Alsaafin’s parents were split by Israeli occupation law so that half of their family had to live in the West Bank and the other half could only live in Gaza if they were to remain in Palestine.

Taiseer from Akka and Lana from Jenin worry the Citizenship Law will separate their family of four. Even a quick drive to grab coffee can lead to major issues for the couple.

Samer from Jerusalem had his ID stripped away by Israel, and was prevented by Israel from seeing his mother when she was extremely ill.

Nehad, whose name has been changed for security, and her husband have been married for nearly two decades. But they can’t live together in Nehad’s hometown because Israel won’t permit her husband to join her and their kids. As a result, their son’s special needs often go unmet and they are forced to live in an area of the Jerusalem district where neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority provide basic services like fire, police, and others.

Yousef from Gaza hasn’t seen his mother’s side of the family in the West Bank in years because of the Israeli siege and travel restrictions imposed on Palestinians.

Dramatized for privacy and anonymity (but in his own words): Amer from Gaza was engaged to a woman from the West Bank, but Israeli restrictions on freedom of movement made it difficult for the two to get married.

Layla and Hesham have two wonderful young children. Layla has an ID issued for Gaza, where her family is from, that allows her to visit family there regularly. She’s secured this for her kids, but when they take a trip to visit her family, baba (dad) just can’t come.

Toine van Teeffelen from Holland lives with his wife Mary in Bethlehem. Their lives are severely restricted due to Israel’s occupation.