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An unlikely friendship between a local artist and a family in Gaza 

Heather Layton sat cross-legged in a big armchair off her living room. This is where she calls her friend, Baher.  “We talk until our batteries run out on our phones,” she said, laughing.  Sometimes the call goes unanswered, and Layton worries Baher and his family are dead.  On this particular day, he answered.  “I didn’t have wi-fi at my place,” he explained.  It was…

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