Nour Elassy

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.

By Nour ElAssy

“Global media outlets, the international community, human rights organisations: You all claim to care about freedom of the press. You post hashtags. You hold conferences. But here’s the truth: You’ve left us to die.”

By Nour El-Assy

“We’ve seen the world make promises before, only to have them broken by the same forces that continue to tear us apart.”

By Nour Elassy

(first published on Al Jazeera.com)

“I am starving in Gaza and I don’t believe the world can’t do anything
Israel tried to starve Gaza before and the international community reacted. Why isn’t it doing anything now?”