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Jan 27, 2023Liked by Sue Quinn

This is an extraordinary piece to writing that frankly should have been picked up by a Sunday Supplement. Such an important reminder that at the heart of the Palestine dispute there are everyday families cooking food for their children and every night they go to bed dreaming of obtaining the most basic human rights like running water or electricity. The best they can dream of is not to be woken by people demolishing their homes in the night by the name of another God.

Thank you for writing this.

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Dec 30, 2023Liked by Sue Quinn

Thank you for ‘seeing’ us.

As an Australian with Palestinian heritage, you made we weep reading your beautiful article.

I was searching for a recipe to recreate something for my Mama!

We Palestinians are not a shadow of how we are portrayed in western media.

Resilient and ever hopeful of freedom in the daily face of oppression.

Stories such as yours make our hearts beat with pride. God bless you!

Khristina x

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These are the real food stories! Beautiful, heartwarming, tragic, thank you for sharing, and what a shame that the big newspapers lack the courage for these important stories.

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Fascinating and disturbing in equal measure. Welcome to Substack, Sue.

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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Sue Quinn

So interesting! Lovely read xx

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Jan 26, 2023Liked by Sue Quinn

Great Sue. It brings it all back.

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As a Palestinian Australian, I’m so very grateful to come across this story while looking for a recipe. You made me weep for the plight of the people. You reminded me.

I wish more western journalists or storytellers would have the courage and heart to write the truth. We Palestinians are not a shadow of what is depicted in western media.

Thank you for seeing us.

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Powerfull writing, I'm sure Palestinians feel seen because of your post. We know so little about the situation there and what we see is always biased.

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Good on you for highlighting the the inhumane treatment of Palestinians. They endure it, we only have to read about it. How fortunate we are. Thank you for this x

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Great article Sue - was also naive but liked the food and very thought provoking trip

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