A City Rabin Dreamed the Sea Would Swallow: How Attempts to Wipe Out 4,000-Year-Old Gaza Became ‘Ordinary News’

Gaza is one of the world’s oldest cities. It carries more than 4,000 years of history and stands at the heart of Palestine’s Mediterranean coast. Yet in today’s headlines, Israel’s attempt to wipe it from the map is treated as routine.

A City of Deep Roots

Gaza dates back to the Canaanite era around the 15th century BCE. Archaeological sites such as Tell es-Sakan show continuous human settlement since 3300 BCE. The pharaohs called it “Ghazzatu.” The Assyrians knew it as…