Ceasefire – a reality of rubble, resilience and resistance
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Leah Levane
JVL Introduction
These twenty tiny stories are both heartbreaking and awe inspiring. They also help us to imagine how much work there is to do even if the ceasefire lasts as we all hope and work for. But it seems also that the people are up for that.
These are very short stories of twenty human beings in the hours and days after the ceasefire and yet they speak volumes.
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This article was originally published by Substack on Wed 5 Feb 2025. Read the original here.
Snapshots: I spoke with 20 people in Gaza after the ceasefire. My heart broke 20 times
In the aftermath of war, Gaza’s people are picking up the pieces—of their homes, their families, and their lives. These 20 snapshots show what survival looks like and what it costs.
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Visitors to Ann Frank’s house (where she and her family so nearly survived extermination) are asked to stay silent, out of respect. Mum told me one visitor couldn’t stay silent, asking “How could they?”.
Those are the words that leap into my mind now.
These excerpts are described as “heartbreaking and awe-inspiring” and that’s not hyperbole. How they contrast with the casual and careless arrogance of Trump and his acolytes; how unlike the utterances of Israeli spokesmen, drunk on their own self-righteousness.
My eyes are filled with tears as I read these terrible stories from people who should never had gone through this nightmare, thought up by Netanyahu. Will they ever recover, especially the children?