In Gaza, Language Is All We Have Left
Every day, I watch Palestinians mourn in the language I speak with my own mother. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them
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Every day, I watch Palestinians mourn in the language I speak with my own mother. If the world understood the beauty of their words, perhaps they might care about them
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