I survived Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This is what recognition of a Palestinian state means to me

By Nour ElAssy

Poet and writer from Gaza, Palestine

I am writing these words from Paris. Just a few months ago, I was evacuated from Gaza through the French consulate after enduring nearly two years of siege, bombardment, and starvation. I left with nothing but the clothes I wore, my phone, and my ID card. My family and friends remain behind, surviving in ruins. The guilt of leaving them has no language.

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