A man from Jerusalem decides to leave everything behind and start his life again in Paris, but his past soon catches up with him.
Ali, originally from Jerusalem, lives in Paris with his girlfriend, Julie. He is constantly travelling between the two cities to regularly renew his Israeli ID card and avoid losing his citizenship, and becoming stateless. Back home, the city council is threatening to demolish his family’s house, who are exhausted from the pressure. In Paris, Julie discovers she is sick and on his way back to her, a thief steals Ali’s ID card. Recent attacks have created a tense atmosphere in Paris, and a tension surfaces at Julie’s home too when Julie’s recent illness has intensified her wish to have children, a desire Ali does not share. They decide to end their relationship, and Ali returns to Jerusalem to renew his ID, where his family house in soon thereafter demolished. Once again, Ali has to leave Palestine to find a new home.