Source: In These Times
by Eman Abdelhadi
“After 467 days, will Gazan skies carry clouds and sun rather than bombs and death? Will our martyrs get burials? Will food reach the mouths of children in Gaza? Medicine? Blankets? Will they get to reside in buildings rather than tents? Has the fire ceased? After 467 days, will we wake up tomorrow to something other than the latest count of the dead? Will the fog that has settled over our lives lift? Will we become recognizable to ourselves once more? Has the fire ceased? Will history rewrite itself? Will those who stood silent claim to have been there all along by our sides? Will our memories be enough of a witness? Has the fire ceased? Have the leaders of institutions that sanctioned our slaughter repented? Have the weapons manufacturers been seized? Have the halls of power been turned over to the masses? No, the fire has not ceased.” (01/16/25)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/israel-gaza-palestine-ceasefire