“Dehumanisation of Palestinians is so normalised,” Poet Mohammed El Kurd | TV Shows

“Dying is so quotidian that journalists report it as if they’re reporting the climate” wrote Palestinian poet and writer Mohammed El-Kurd amid Israel’s conflict on Gaza. And with a ceasefire in place, the destiny of Palestinians stays unsure.

So what position does the Western gaze play in perpetuating a story that dehumanizes Palestinians and the way does it form our understanding of their battle for justice and liberation?

This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill discusses with writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd the resistance and dehumanisation of Palestinians.