🟥 The current moment, and the still-emerging shape of the reconstruction process in Gaza, offers a critical entry point that must not be squandered. It is an opportunity for accountability, and for laying new foundations for collective Palestinian political practice.
🟩 Presence, existence and steadfastness themselves require reinforcement, nourishment and strengthening, enabling their evolution from a reactive posture into a generative force; from static endurance into engaged action. The transformative potential of these qualities requires visionary leadership, institutional mechanisms, and channels for effective political action.
🟨 After two years of genocide, the task of constructing a “matrix of Palestinian self-power” appears more urgent than ever. This matrix, which should emerge from collective work, must frame existing Palestinian strengths: human and social capital, an engaged and active civil society, mechanisms of resilience and resistance, entrepreneurial practices across sectors, and marginalised social groups capable of driving change, among others.
🟧 After repeated experiences of defeat, weakness and disorientation, such a matrix could serve as a vital step towards building a “menu of hope” amid immense pain. This “menu” could become a reference point for revitalising Palestinian action, highlighting areas of internal strength open to investment and development, and reminding Palestinians themselves of the capacities they possess – many of which international and local actors have sought to strip away over decades.
🟪 To realise the above-mentioned strategies, a third pillar is required: an organising covenant or charter for Gaza, which would define guiding principles, regulatory foundations, accountability mechanisms, and a locally owned vision for Gaza’s future, drawing on the work of Palestinian civil society over the past two years.

Published at The Middle East Eye, 23 February 2026 

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