How does the poet bear witness to tragedy or more difficult aspects of human life? (Amichai)

In “An Arab Shepherd Is searching for his Goat on Mount Zion,” there are two main characters, the Arab shepherd and a Jewish father. The poem revolves around both characters experiencing a tragedy; the Arab searching for his goat, and the Jew looking for his son. Both climb two hills, hearing each other at the top. The climbing of the hills suggests the struggle each man is willing to go through in order to find their loved one. Although the author suggests the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is present during this poem, both men choose not to fight, but rather work together to find their loved ones, even laughing and crying once they were found. This shows that while there can a major cultural conflict, it can be disregarded if a personal tragedy is also occurring.