She was 7 years old. She shared my name. In Gaza, she died an unthinkable death

JL;DR SUMMARY The author reflects on the tragic death of a 7-year-old Palestinian girl named Sidra Hassouna in Gaza due to an Israeli airstrike, highlighting the devastating impact of the conflict on innocent lives. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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