I am an Australian Palestinian. My parents were born in Gaza and made stateless in 1967, when Israel occupied Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. All my grandparents for more than seven generations were born and died in Gaza — Palestine. I have never lived in the region, but much of my extended family resides there today. Due to Israel’s ongoing occupation, they are now displaced in tents and some have been killed.
Recognising Palestine is key to safeguarding some of the legitimate rights of Palestinians, but as bombs continue to drop and genocide, starvation and displacement persist, there will soon be no Palestinians left for which to carve out a state.
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