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“Our safety is bound together”: Why Palestine’s freedom matters to me

American Israeli artist Yael Malka offers her personal perspective on the Gaza conflict as a queer Jewish person. WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY YAEL MALKA Last Summer, I met a Palestinian artist on Fire Island and when we went our separate ways, she said, “See you later, cousin.” As an American Israeli, I couldn’t stop thinking about that. It’s something my dad always says, that Palestinians are our cousins. But it’s hard to get that sort of sentiment from him during times like these when we turn to a very binary…

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