'Trigger warning - this episode contains references to violence, colonialism, racism and trauma which some individuals may find distressing.’ 

For more than 160 days, we’ve watched human rights atrocities in Gaza live streamed on our phones. Can we unsee what we’re witnessing? In addition to grappling with vicarious trauma from an endless stream of images of death, injury and starving of Palestinian children and other civilians -- there’s growing anger at western leaders for not doing more to stop the carnage.

There’s a significant shift in public opinion not only about the senselessness and brutality of the IDF’s ongoing actions, but also the role western leaders and sections of the media have played in allowing it to flourish. The latest conflict has also called into question the strength and purpose of international law, which has been all but ignored.  

How do we ever recover from this? Or is it important that we don't? 

The Antoinettes have many thoughts, a heap of feelings, as they struggle with a way forward.

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