Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
A short excerpt from this powerful opinion piece was shared by @MiddleEastEye on 1/1/26, which appalled and moved me to tears (I was still unable to hide the disgust in my voice while reading that section of the article--let me know if you can tell what it was). I spent the next couple of days sourcing and editing screenshots, clips, and images from reputable sources online and putting them to this, my attempt to help illustrate and amplify the message of the piece.
Read it here: middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-early-warning-will-world-heed-it
00:00 Part 1: Introduction
03:36 Part 2: Diminishing Horizons
06:37 Part 3: Global Awareness
According to poetryfoundation.org, "Ammiel Alcalay is a poet, novelist, translator, essayist, critic, and scholar who has published over twenty books, most recently CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: a work in four books (Litmus Press, 2025) and Follow the Person: Archival Encounters(punctum books, 2025)."
All credit goes to each work's original owners (primarily Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera, BBC, The Guardian, and other global news outlets).
A short excerpt from this powerful opinion piece was shared by @MiddleEastEye on 1/1/26, which appalled and moved me to tears (I was still unable to hide the disgust in my voice while reading that section of the article--let me know if you can tell what it was). I spent the next couple of days sourcing and editing screenshots, clips, and images from reputable sources online and putting them to this, my attempt to help illustrate and amplify the message of the piece.
Read it here: middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-early-warning-will-world-heed-it
00:00 Part 1: Introduction
03:36 Part 2: Diminishing Horizons
06:37 Part 3: Global Awareness
According to poetryfoundation.org, "Ammiel Alcalay is a poet, novelist, translator, essayist, critic, and scholar who has published over twenty books, most recently CONTROLLED DEMOLITION: a work in four books (Litmus Press, 2025) and Follow the Person: Archival Encounters(punctum books, 2025)."
All credit goes to each work's original owners (primarily Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera, BBC, The Guardian, and other global news outlets).
