<p>“We cannot know what sort of human beings will emerge from this.”</p><p> </p><p>Following Hamas’s deadly attack on 7 October 2023, Israel’s military response has been described as “inevitable”. Eleven months on, the scope and ferocity of that military response has stunned the world. </p><p> </p><p>In this episode of the podcast we speak to four of the writers who contributed to the New Statesman essay collection <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/losing-gaza-palestinian-writers-symposium" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Losing Gaza</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Raja Shehadeh: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/raja-shehadeh-palestinians-not-treated-as-human-beings-deserving-of-human-rights-gaza" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Palestinians are not treated as human beings deserving of human rights” </a></p><p> </p><p>Ghada Karmi: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/ghada-karmi-the-physical-damage-of-israels-assault-is-real-enough-the-mental-trauma-will-be-far-worse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“The physical damage of Israel’s assault is real enough. The mental trauma will be far worse” </a></p><p> </p><p>Raja Khalidi: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2024/08/raja-khalidi-after-gaza-war-world-leaders-will-need-new-marshall-plan-for-palestine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“After the war, world leaders will need a new Marshall Plan for Palestine”</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
