The process of creating the image provided “a feeling – not exactly of relief – but rather of reconciling memory with the past and perhaps also of filling that void created by selective amnesia, which results from complicated, traumatic, and above all, distant experiences”. He found the reconstruction a “valuable experience” that helped him process some of these events.
The path forward has been clearly laid out by Turkiye. At this stage, merely withdrawing support for Israel is no longer enough. What is required is a coordinated, conscience-led initiative by allied nations to transform the growing momentum for Palestinian recognition into a genuine two-state reality based on the 1967 borders. This must include building a political framework that refuses to tolerate permanent injustice under the guise of neutrality. The starting point for this effort should be the rescue of the children.Let us act now – so that Palestinian children, like Anne Frank, do not have to die in silence to be remembered. Let them live – not to be sanctified, but to thrive.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.As the Trump administration pledges to ‘aggressively revoke’ US visas, Chinese students wonder how far-reaching the policy will be.For Anson, hearing the news that Chinese student visas were the latest target of US President Donald Trump’s administration was “heartbreaking”.
The Chinese graduate student, who is studying foreign service at Georgetown University, told Al Jazeera that he feels uncertain about the future of students like himself after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced theUS would begin to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students
, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields”.
“There is definitely a degree of uncertainty and anxiety observed amongst us,” Anson said, asking that only his first name be used.Israel has blamed the armed Palestinian group Hamas for the chaos at the aid centre, something the group has denied.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Hamas instead blamed Israel for failing to “manage the humanitarian crisis it deliberately created”.Al Jazeera correspondent Mohamed Vall also reported there was no evidence that Hamas has disrupted the aid distribution. He instead pointed to the sheer need: More than two million Palestinians live in Gaza.
“These are the people of Gaza, the civilians of Gaza, trying to get just a piece of food — just any piece of food for their children, for themselves,” he said.Vall added that there was also scepticism on the ground about the motives behind concentrating aid distribution in the south of Gaza.