An interesting piece.

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RECEIVED THIS PIECE IN AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND

• Boshra Khalaila, a secular, independent and patriotic Israeli Arab woman, grew up in the Arab village of Deir Hana, in the Galilee. Her first contact with Jewish Israelis came at age 18 when she enrolled in Haifa University. “I am a liberal, free woman, with all the rights that I could enjoy. I compare myself to other women my age in Jordan, the territories, Egypt, any Arab country. They don’t have the rights that I have: freedom of expression, the right to vote. They are forced into marriage at a young age, and religious head covering, despite their own convictions. With me it’s the opposite; I have everything.”
• When I asked her why she feels the need to speak up for Israel so publicly, she answered: “To sacrifice from myself for the country that I live in and that…

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