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Maha Nassar is author of the award-winning book Brothers Apart: Palestinian Citizens of Israel and the Arab World. She is an associate professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona.
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FeatureIsrael & Palestine
“From the River to the Sea”: Palestinians Resist Erasure
Why many insist on using the phrase.
Maha Nassar