Sociologically speaking, the Palestinian led October 7 attack is a ‘normal’ act of resistance to a protracted process of colonisation. Particularly since 2000, when the Israeli government decided not to implement the Oslo peace process, engaging instead in violently crushing the second Intifada, occupying the West Bank, and the siege of Gaza, it is wishful thinking to expect Palestinian resistance to be ‘beautiful’. One year later, I must admit that this has been the most difficult 12 months of my life, watching daily thegraphic Israeli genocide on TV and the massive destruction of buildings, …