“Dehumanisation of Palestinians is so normalised,” Poet Mohammed El Kurd

In the midst of Israel’s conflict with Gaza, Palestinian poet and author Mohammed El-Kurd wrote, “Death is so quotidian that journalists report it as though they’re reporting the weather.” And with a ceasefire in place, the fate of Palestinians remains uncertain.

What part does the Western gaze play in perpetuating a Palestinians’ struggle for justice and freedom, and how does it affect our understanding of it?