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Article: "They said my Arab boyfriend would slit my throat" she's Jewish. He's Muslim. They said it wouldn't last. But it did. Here's one woman's proof that love can overcome everything--even in the Middle East. (First Person).
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- Marie Claire
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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After driving around Be'er Sheva, a desert town in southern Israel, for 15 minutes looking for my summer program's closing party, I pulled into a gas station for directions. When the attendant walked out of the building, I was struck by his exceptional beauty: long, curly hair, flashing eyes, great energy. Besides getting directions, I thought, I'd definitely have to get some gas.
"Are you a student here?" he asked in Hebrew, unscrewing the cap on the tank.
"Sort of," I replied. "I'm in the Hebrew-immersion summer program."
"So how's your Hebrew?" he continued. In a daze, I didn't answer. "Not that great, I guess," he laughed. "So are you ...
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