How much more must we see before something is done in Gaza?

This won’t end until those in power understand that you can’t have peace and stability while denying Palestinians their rights, writes Nesrine Malik
How much more must we see before something is done in Gaza?

Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at a hospital in Deir al-Balah. Picture: AP

I began to write this column last week in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. I started it several times, both on the page and in my head, as I travelled between occupied territories. In every location, I started the column again but failed to capture what is unfolding and has been for years. So maybe I will just start at what seems like the beginning, with the killing of Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023.

I say “seems” because that is not really the beginning, but just another beginning as far as Palestinians are concerned. Another date after which conditions worsened and occupation and illegal settlements became more brutal. As the world’s attention has rightly been on Gaza, then Lebanon, then the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel last week, Israeli authorities and settlers have — under cover of war — intensified their assault on Palestinians with renewed licence and relish.

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