Media RoundupAfter the Genocide, the Genocide – “Genocides don’t end with ceasefire agreements,” writes Saree Makdisi. “They only end with the termination of the conditions that brought them into being and the punishment of those who oversaw and conducted them. So far there is no evidence of a resolution along either of these lines.” The Millionaire Communist – In this satirical short story written in 1962 by Najati Sidqi, and newly translated by Hadeel Abu Ktaish, an Arab Communist from Haifa returns from Russia and gets rich profiteering off a war-relief charity. The History of the Relentless, Decades-Long Siege on the People of Gaza – Muhammad Shehada writes about how, prior to October 7, 2023, he had already “lived through three wars, ten major Israeli military operations and two full ground invasions, all within less than two decades.” Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild. – Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi describes how she and her classmates tried to maintain their studies over the past two years in Gaza, and the many obstacles facing faculty and students alike in returning to the classroom now. First Day of School in South Rimal – Rami Abu Jamous describes how the destruction of public schools in Gaza has made education a commodity by limiting access to private schools, which paves the way for the broader internationalization and privatization of everything in Gaza under the so-called redevelopment plan. The Dining Table and the Drone – Writing from the perspective of Lebanon's protracted state of non-peace with Israel, Wassila Abboud argues that “Gaza, today, has shattered the illusion that stability in Lebanon, the region, and the world can exist within an order sustained by capital accumulation.” Palestinian Camps in Lebanon: Disarmament, Rights, and Return – Jaber Suleiman and Wesam Sabaaneh appraise the renewed push in Lebanon to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps, against the backdrop of wider regional normalization of relations with Israel. Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco – Daniel Trilling reports on the “culture of fear” that governs journalism within the BBC, which has inhibited honest reporting about Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and the UK government’s complicity therein. UN Cover for the Board of Peace: Unpacking America’s Draft Resolution – Ehsan Salah examines the “intentional ambiguity” in the draft resolution that the United States has introduced at the UN for transitional governance in Gaza, ultimately sidelining Palestinians in the US-driven plan for its future. In Photos: The Ongoing Nakba of Jenin Refugee Camp – In this photo essay, David Lombeida profiles the fragility of life in Jenin prior to Israel’s “Operation Iron Wall,” which destroyed much of Jenin and displaced many of its people. Gaza Genocide and the Racism of Recognition: Why Justice Always Comes Too Late – Zina Q. writes about the trap of “official recognition” of genocide and mass atrocity, as a “politics of delayed outrage [that] turns recognition itself into an act of racism and remembrance into complicity.” Gaza: A Living Necropolis – In this podcast, Nora Barrows-Friedman of Electronic Intifada speaks to Dorotea Gucciardo from the medical solidarity organization Glia about how the Israeli blockade is strangling healthcare workers and the health system in Gaza, making ongoing care difficult and the rebuilding of infrastructure nearly impossible. I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me. – Thomas Becker, a human rights lawyer and participant in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, describes the conditions he was held in during his several days in Israeli detention. How to Monkeywrench a Genocide – Christopher Ketcham gives a brief history of Palestine Action, which began its sabotage of Elbit Systems munitions factories in 2020, and describes the Lift the Ban Movement that has taken off in the UK since its proscription. What it Means to Lose a Home – In this episode of Tarwida, Afaf Shawwa Bibi speaks to the Palestinian architect and writer Suad Amiry about the relationship between land and culture in Palestine, and how identity, heritage, and resistance mark her life and work. Alphabets on the Sand – Abdullah Hany Daher, a high-school senior in Gaza, describes the necessary and impossible work of writing against erasure: “Writing does not save anyone; it only makes absence visible. It says, ‘We existed.’ It says, ‘We tried.’ And in Gaza, we have no more space to bury names.”
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