My Mission Is Not Over Yet
An op-ed evokes the image of a teacher in Hiroshima after the nuclear bombing who continued his lessons among the rubble, comparing it to the reality of education in Gaza during the war. The author asserts that Gaza's educational system has paid a heavy price, with tens of thousands of students and teachers killed and dozens of schools destroyed, but the educational mission has not ended, as teachers continue to teach in tents and shelters. He concludes that ideas cannot be bombed.
In an op-ed in Palestine Online, writer Shadi Abu Sabha evokes a historical image of a teacher in Hiroshima after the nuclear bombing, who refused to let his mission end, gathering his students and arranging chairs over the rubble to continue the lesson, saying: 'My mission is not over yet... even the nuclear bomb will not stop me.' The writer then turns to Gaza, likening what happened in Hiroshima to the current situation, asserting that Gaza's educational system has paid a heavy price during the 'genocide war,' with tens of thousands of students and teachers killed and dozens of schools and universities destroyed. Nevertheless, he insists that the mission has not died; in every tent turned into a classroom, and on every board drawn on a piece of cloth, teachers continue to carry their mission. The article concludes that great missions are measured by their ability to endure, and that one cannot bomb an idea, demolish a mission, or kill the belief that education builds the future. The article lacks specific figures or sources, relying on emotional language and generalizations.