As Israel seeks to squirm its way out of accusations of genocide by enforcing its fabricated security narrative at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), harrowing accounts of life in Gaza under Israel’s genocidal bombardment are accessible for everyone to see and digest. Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide (Fasila, 2023) by Atef Abu Seif is a day by day account of the first 60 days of Israel’s latest military offensive against the Palestinians in Gaza. The author is the minister of culture in the Palestinian Authority. He was visiting Gaza with his son for three days when the Israeli air strikes commenced after Hamas’s incursion on 7 October. An idyllic chance to swim in the Mediterranean morphed quickly … Continue reading Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide