Palestinians running toward aid packages parachuted into the northern Gaza Strip on August 7. Photo: Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters On October 25, 2023, just two weeks into Israel’s siege of Gaza, Egyptian-born author Omar El Akkad reposted a video on X of a leveled city block, writing , “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” His words, reposted 58,000 times,