9 February 2024
It’s a sunny day, and if there was no war I would have spent it swimming in the open
sea. As I drive down to Rafah on the coast road, I see people and fishermen gathering
by the shore, while the clear water invites those who have no water at home to a dip
and wash. People accept the kind of invitation of the sea. I see dozens wading into
the water with their shower gel and their joy. I stop to admire the scene and to learn
resilience from it. People’s laughter makes me smile.
Suddenly, I hear engines rising. As I look across the water, I see two gunboats racing
towards the beach. As they approach the fishing boats, they open fire. Everyone is
terrified and tries to get away, while the gunboats continue to fire randomly. Our
innocent act of resilience — fishing and keeping clean — represented no threat, but
those piloting these boats want us to remember that they control not only the land
and air, but also what seems to be the open sea.
8 April 2024
My five-year-old nephew, darling Omar, made us laugh today. He regards this as a war
against children. We overheard him telling his mother: “At least grown-ups can find
coffee in the market. Children like me can’t find any snacks or lollipops. Now do you
understand why this war is against us, not you?”
Tagebucheinträge von Dr. Mohammed Aghaalkurdi aus dem Buch Daybreak
in Gaza – Saqi Books
Ein Text von Mohammed Aghaalkurdi
Gelesen von Julia Neumann
Dr. Mohammed Aghaalkurdi wurde 1993 in Gaza-City geboren. Er arbeitet
als Assistenzarzt für Medical Aid for Palestinians in Gaza im Projekt zur
Wiederherstellung von Gliedmaßen. In seinem Tagebucheintrag beschreibt
er die allgemeine Schönheit des Meeres, seine Bedeutung als Ort zum
Waschen und als Nahrungsquelle, sowie die Perspektive eines Kindes auf
den Krieg.
Quellen
Muna, M., Teller, M., Touma J., and Abusafia, J. (Eds.). (2024).
Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture. SAQI.
https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/daybreak-in-gaza/
Ausschnitt wurde übernommen aus: Gerster, K. A. (1. Juli 2025).
Testimonies from Gaza. Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung.
https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/52948/testimonies-from-gaza