'After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home?' Opinion by Bahzad al Akhras

'After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home?' Opinion by Bahzad al Akhras It was a routine online meeting with my academic supervisors during the summer. One of them, who had just returned from visiting her home country, spoke about the joy of being surrounded by family, the comfort of familiar places, and the quiet sense of belonging that comes from returning home. Then she used a phrase that has stayed with me ever since: “The privilege of home.” Until that moment, I had never considered home a p