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A voice from Gaza
Mark Sappenfield
Like many of you, I have been reading Ghada Abdulfattah’s searing accounts from Gaza. But there’s something about hearing her voice that drives it home in a different way.
Her “Why We Wrote This” podcast today is a lament, yes, for the Gaza she once knew. But it is also an act of defiance, a demand that humanity be seen and prevail.
