By David P. Carroll Everyone around the world needs to stand against hatred and oppression – David P. Carroll Palestine is a nation of pride but its Striving for justice against all wrongs Tears shed […]
By Mats Svensson “I don’t know! And I don’t want to know!” Eleven words— Words that have been repeated by Israelis Through the Nakba, Through the Occupation, Through Colonialism— And today, during the illegal […]
By Helen J. Carl Will at least there remain some kind of night beyond what’s left to cover what’s been done? Out there how do stars see through such a sight? Some chart long […]
By Paul Salvatori When I hear children cry I think of Palestinian children it doesn’t matter that these cries are from Istanbul soon as I hear them I think of the children suffering in […]
By Kim Jensen On January 11, 2024, South Africa opened its historic genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice at the Hague. If my insides were visible through the pores of my […]
By Stuart Ashton The cactus [saber] exemplifies the cactus-like Palestinian of today … rooted in the land, and locked in a dark present – Nasser Abufarha You are like your belovèd saber plant Impossible to […]
By Hassen Lorgat Ode to Jenin Jenin is crying, the youth are defying people are dying Zionism is killing fascism is rising Europe is denying Jenin is resisting Jenin, Oh Jenin… My Jenin Jenin […]
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley The black, the white, the green, the red, The flag that stands for all we’ve shed, For all our pain, our hope, our pride, For all our heroes and defenders who […]
By David P. Carroll My life is cold and dark And sadness every day No food or fresh water Today and I’m a starving Palestinian with no hopes or dreams every day and my happiness […]
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley In the face of adversity, they arrive, Immigrants seeking a chance to survive. They journey through hardships, far and wide, Leaving their homes with hope as their guide. They come […]
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley Dearest Lord, May we have minds that treasure and seek stillness, purity, and positivity and that are capable of wise judgments and right decisions Eyes that see and delight in beauty […]
By Hassen Lorgat The Palestinian Prisoners Society broke the news today “the Israeli occupation assassinated Sheikh Khader Adnan” The Physicians for Human Rights and all of Palestinians agreed Ben Gvir and the rest of the […]
By Maliha Iqbal I can see you standing Surrounded by the rubble of the house where you once lived Still holding on to your colorful teddy bear. What does it feel like When you get […]
By Mats Svensson Old Bi-Bibi Where you been, baby? Been to your friend in the White Old Bi-Bibi See you are back now Got new instructions Old Bi-Bibi What’s wrong with you? It ain’t your […]
By Timothy McCord (After reading “The Trial of Julian Assange” by Nils Melzer and after W.B. Yeats) I Say that Julian Assange Has paid a heavy toll. He lies in Belmarsh Prison; His liberty they […]
By Stephen Brackens Brinkley To hold on to my sanity, I tell the Tale of Palestine To counter the overwhelming shame of membership in humanity I tell the Tale of Palestine To attempt to have […]
By Khalil Simaan The day will come When we may mourn our dead. Grieve our grief. Comfort one another. And carry the coffin and the flag In a solemn procession Wafting like a light cloud […]
By Ronnie Kasrils Shireen! Shireen! Struck down on Street Jenin Bloodhounds Snarl and bite Her home they storm Her corpse still warm They salivate Gobs of hate Dogs of war Raid hospital ward Bereft respect […]
By Finn Mac Eoin Malsi, who had never been out of Gaza was picking olives close to the high border wall. She said to her grandmother that she wished the trees were much much taller. […]
By David P. Carroll The children hiding Tonight as bombs Dropping all through The cold dark lonely night, And we are suffering Palestinians tonight, Heavy grey sky and Sadness in my eye, And the little […]
By Hassen Lorgat Evasion /invasion /evasion /invasion / invasion evasion killing fields /killing fields / fields that kill humans? / humans kill all victims and survivors of war/ all victims and survivors of war MUST […]
By Hassen Lorgat Tragic that bombs now reign supreme evacuate, leave for safety but not all can get on the busses Outside tv stations and nations come in solidarity Refugees welcome The signs read The […]
By David P. Carroll Summer by the sea And it’s so beautiful To stop and see the Crashing rhythm of the waves And the salty ocean sprays And the beautiful sweet air blowing softly from […]
By Timothy McCord I wonder if you wonder how it would feel if the boot were on the other foot; would it make you shudder to be that other that is me? To know […]
By David Cronin You can skip your stone on the pond But stay home with your sisters while I am gone And promise your mother, whatever you do You won’t throw a stone where the […]
By Ciarán O’Rourke Rise After Tawfiq Ziad From Nazareth: this light in my eyes, this flame in my blood, and all the pain of Palestine I speak and gladly give – I, the orphan starving, […]
By Jane Otaqui This poem was written shortly after a conversation with our Palestinian friend Rafiq who, together with his entire village, was expelled by the Israelis in 1948 and forced into exile. He spoke […]
Intifada You. Return to your land And I will go back to mine. You sowed the seed. But it’s nourished by the blood of my brethren. The orange trees bear fruits of red, The olives […]
By Farrah Sarafa The protest for Palestine in Manhattan this past month was one of a kind. Erected in wake of ongoing displacements, settlement expansions, and militarized upsurges in East Jerusalem, Palestinian voices have risen […]
By Ruqaiya Takreem Hold the hope, my sunbird, Hold that hope. In times of thunder, Choking blazes and smoke, Don’t lose hope. It’s this hope she wants to burn. The vision of home. The […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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