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Ms Francesca Albanese speaks at the conference 'Cartography of a Genocide', on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, on Oct 6.
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Masha Gessen
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ARIANO IRPINO, Italy – Ms Francesca Albanese can’t buy a cup of coffee in her hometown. Every time she walks into a cafe, someone rushes to pay her check.
Thirty years ago, when she graduated from high school, she couldn’t wait to move away. Today, drivers stop to reach out their hands to greet her. A homemade banner hung on a highway overpass says “Grazie, Francesca!”
