Palestinians must have the say in Gaza’s reconstruction

Rebuilding is more than reconstruction: it is resistance. It is our refusal to be erased, our determination to remain and exist on our land

On the 17th night of Ramadan – a time meant for prayer, reflection and mercy – Gaza burned. Once again, our screens fill with images too harrowing to describe: tiny bodies wrapped in bloodstained cloth, fathers carrying their children’s remains in plastic bags, mothers screaming into skies that rain death instead of mercy. In less than an hour, Israeli …