If the world continues to treat our situation as ‘normal’, it may soon be too late to save my homeland and my people.

Majed Abusalama is a PhD candidate in Critical Human Geography and Regional Studies at Tampere University (Finland) and a contributing writer to Jadal... iyya, Aljazeera English, MiddleEastEye and others. He grew up in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza and is now based in Berlin. His research focuses particularly on complex vulnerabilities, and communal/individual ways of dealing and living with constant violence, death, and war. He serves as an international director of We Are Not Numbers organisation in Gaza.
If the world continues to treat our situation as ‘normal’, it may soon be too late to save my homeland and my people.
Living under a lockdown in Europe has brought back memories of my childhood in Gaza during the Palestinian uprising.
I know the cost of protesting against Israel and fear more Palestinians will die as a result of Trump’s plan.
Childhood in Gaza is a very real nightmare involving poisoned water, hunger, fear and endless air attacks.