内容摘要：Germany has acknowledged early 1900s genocide of Herero and Nama people, but reparations remain elusive.

Germany has acknowledged early 1900s genocide of Herero and Nama people, but reparations remain elusive.

We are trying to navigate a pitiless world that, on the disagreeable whole, punishes dissent and rewards compliance.To those friends who have opted for distance, I say this: I am convinced that you believe what you’re doing is right and just. So am I.

I write not to wound. I write to insist.I insist that Palestinian lives matter.I insist that Palestinians cannot be erased by edict, force, and intimidation.

I insist that mourning should not be a daily ritual for any people.I insist that justice cannot be selective and humanity must be universal.

I insist that Palestinian children rediscover the fullness of life beyond occupation, terror, and grief.

I insist that Palestinian children, like our children, have the chance, again, to play, to learn, and to thrive.This discursive tug-of-war extended even to facts. When India claimed to have killed 80 militants, Pakistan called it fiction. When Pakistan claimed to have shot down Indian jets, India called it propaganda. Each accused the other of misinformation. Each media ecosystem became a hall of mirrors, reflecting only what it wanted to see.

Ceasefire, silence and a call to listen differentlyThe guns fell silent on May 13, thanks to a US-brokered ceasefire. Both governments claimed victory. Media outlets moved on. Cricket resumed. Hashtags faded.

But what lingers is the story each side now tells about itself: We were right. They were wrong. We showed strength. They backed down.This is the story that will shape textbooks, elections, military budgets. It will inform the next standoff, the next skirmish, the next war.