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A Reunion Story in Barcelona Amidst Gaza Genocide | Al-Jazeera Interview

Watch: On day 77 of Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing of Gaza, I joined Al-Jazeera English TV on a live interview to report on my family’s struggles. On 20 December 2023, I arrived in Barcelona to meet my mother Halima, a nurse who spent nearly 4 decades nursing refugees’ wounds in Gaza. She had just survived Israeli and American killing machines in Gaza after many close encounters with death. A video recording our reunion outside a bus stop in Barcelona city centre had gone viral. This prompted this interview. This reunion was bittersweet as the genocidal siege and dehumanisation of Gaza continued.

I finally hugged my mum who managed to leave Gaza last Wednesday! But I can't describe to you the pain caused by the continued separation from my Dad, brother, sister-in-law and nieces who are displaced and surviving under constant bombing and no access to any means of survival! pic.twitter.com/PouJ5yX2Bg
— Dr. Abusalama (@ShahdAbusalama) December 21, 2023

Much happened since then, including the bombing and burning of our family home and the killing of more family members, friends, neighbours and teachers. While my father, brother and his family crossed Rafah Border in February, the rest of extended family continue to face bombs, arbitrary detention, constant displacement and starvation, with nowhere safe to run to.

I apologise for my followers for not updating my blog for a while. I have been consumed responding to issues of life and death and supporting displaced family members. I have also been trying to keep sane amidst these barbaric times. The least we can do is boycott, protest and amplify Palestinian calls for ceasefire, freedom and justice. Keep watching this space for more interventions I have done online.

For now, if you can support my family through their recent displacement, donate here.