They Called Me a Lioness: A Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom

A Palestinian activist jailed at sixteen after a confrontation with Israeli soldiers illuminates the daily struggles of life under occupation in this moving, deeply personal memoir.

“What would you do …

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