Gaza’s cultural sites have been decimated. UNESCO’s muted response sets a dangerous precedent
- Written by Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
Since October 2023, Israel’s war in Gaza has caused mass human suffering. But it has also brought devastation to the cultural heritage of the Palestinian people.
In our recent article in the International Journal of Heritage Studies, we documented the extent of heritage destruction in Gaza and analysed the strikingly limited response by the...
