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Philadelphia Novelist Alison Glick Speaks About the Family She Still Has in Gaza
For Philadelphia-based novelist, Alison Glick, 61, the past six months of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has been filled with fear and loss. Like many Palestinian Americans, Glick has been monitoring the news out of Gaza with bated breath. But Glick is not Palestinian. She’s an American Jew. Her ex-husband, a Palestinian, is currently trapped in Gaza under Israeli bombardment, along with a great deal of extended family and close friends.
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