Erasing the people and places of Gaza

JVL Introduction

Nesrine Malik’s heartfelt opinion piece highlights the destruction of people and places in Gaza.  She lists a number of damaged and destroyed buildings – libraries, museums, churches (including probably the third oldest church in the world), Universities, hospitals and schools.  Added to which is what seems to be the disproprtionate targeting of so many artists, poets, teachers, health workers – and, of course, journalists.

Ms Malik asks “what makes a people” and “what erases one?”  Is the pulverisation of Gaza such that the destruction of place, people and much of what makes community may be being destroyed beyond recovery?   How would Gaza rebuild? Who would do it?

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This article was originally published by Guardian (Opinion) on Mon 18 Dec 2023. Read the original here.