Monthly Archives: May 2021

Two Ways, NOT Two sides

“I think we have solved the mystery. ” What mystery Sherlock, you say?There are not two sides. There are only two paths. Explain please. The mystery is this- that in the Israel Palestine war, there has been the tendency of … Continue reading

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Ceasefire- But Don’t read the Fine Print

INCREDIBLE OFFER BY THE IDF “After 11 days of killing, it is time to call a halt.If you stop doing what you are doing to us,we will stop what we are doing to you.If you stop firing the rockets at Israel,we … Continue reading

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Isn’t it funny how you became us?

They took our homes,took our land,took our lives,and no one cared for us back then-I mean-No one. We take your homes,take your land,take your livesand no one cares for you now-No one. And though we know exactly what that means,even we … Continue reading

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Israel is killing Gazans in a hundred ways- Loai Ahmed

Fire, scary sounds of air-raids and screams of mothers losing their children. But what about Phosphorus! A Lethal weapon and something that could not be seen in pictures and videos. It is the most dangerous factor in the current war. … Continue reading

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Rafeef Ziadah – We Teach Life, Sir. Text-transcription-lyrics-words of poem.

Watch Video Today, my body was a TV’d massacre. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word limits. Today, my body was a TV’d massacre that had to fit into sound-bites and word … Continue reading

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The Diameter Of The Bomb

An Amazing poem by Yehuda Amichai that seems appropriate The diameter of the bomb was thirty centimetersand the diameter of its effective range about seven meters,with four dead and eleven wounded.And around these, in a larger circleof pain and time, … Continue reading

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The dreams of the children of Gaza

Every Eid, we celebrate by buying new clothes, trying to find even the simplest shirt or shawl, something that makes us feel new, fresh, alive, and for about fifty shekels. That is all we can afford. The end of Ramadan … Continue reading

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The Death of Children- Who Cares?

(Anyone join me in a A MARCH FOR the Right To Life for the Children of Gaza?) What was their crime? Can anyone tell me? Was their executioner so ruthless, so merciless, and so beyond the reach of any human … Continue reading

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Palestine does not have any rights except to be safe.

The Secretary of State shows what the whole USA response is about-and how totally contradictory and not seriously thought out it is. Blinken says, “Israel has a right to defend itself” and listeners expecting a statement of equal rights since … Continue reading

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Tragedy OR Travesty?

Another Headline from the United Palestine Appeal this time, of all people. “Statement on Tragic Events in Palestine and Our Response” What do we usually call a tragedy? Usually in classical terms, it is when the hero oversteps because of … Continue reading

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