The world learned of Rafah only when it burst with blood and destruction, when its people overflowed with pain and exhaustion. You knew it through the massacre, not through the life that once pulsed within it.

Doublethink leads to what is known as cognitive dissonance, a theory proposed by psychologist and sociologist Leon Festinger. It describes a state of psychological tension that arises when behavior contradicts belief. The mind tries to resolve this tension by justifying the behavior or modifying the belief.

It is no longer a secret that the slogans of justice and humanity have turned into a tragic joke. What was once a right people raised their voices to defend has become a heavy-handed jest no one wishes to hear, not because the words are flawed, but because of those who proclaim them.

Since the emergence of the modern state, controlling collective memory has been an essential tool of political power. Memory is rarely left to unfold spontaneously within societies; instead, it is appropriated by state institutions—curricula, media, museums, and even architecture. These mechanisms act as filters, promoting official narratives of history and events to justify the present and legitimize political futures.