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Their love, a fierce and unwavering force, becomes a shield against despair, a beacon of hope for a future where their children can finally breathe free. This is the enduring strength of Palestinian motherhood, a testament to the power of love to transcend even the deepest wounds, a promise that even in the face of unimaginable loss, life, like the olive tree, will find a way to flourish again.
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This journey delves into the raw, visceral reality of suffering—not merely the physical sensation of pain but the profound depths of anguish that reverberate through the human experience. It’s a descent into my own unconscious, a confrontation with the genocidal horrors imprinted on my memory, and an overwhelming empathy for the mothers of Gaza who have known the unbearable grief of losing a child, and for the children who now navigate a world without their mothers
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