Category Archives: Massacres & genocides

In response to the German government’s declaration of “war on the Palestinian people”

By Ibrahim Frihat  Source (Translation from Arabic) Demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza in a demonstration in Berlin (6/1/2023 Anatolia) The German government’s initial response to the events of October 7 was to suspend financial aid to the “Palestinian people.” … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Massacres & genocides, Palestinian history | Tagged , | Comments Off on In response to the German government’s declaration of “war on the Palestinian people”

How Can a Nation Claim Peace While Denying It to Another?

Phalapoem editor , 15/10/25 For more than seventy years, the people of Palestine have lived under occupation, displacement, and constant fear. Yet Israel continues to speak of peace — as if peace can coexist with the daily reality of walls, … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Justice, Massacres & genocides, Palestinian art & culture, Phalapoem editor, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on How Can a Nation Claim Peace While Denying It to Another?

From Looters to Gatekeepers: How Empire Still Holds the Keys

Phalapoem editor, 26/09/25 For centuries, the great powers of Europe—Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and later the United States—swept across Africa, Asia and the Middle East with armies, missionaries and merchants. Behind the banners of “civilisation” … Continue reading

Posted in Massacres & genocides, Palestinian art & culture, Palestinian history, Phalapoem editor, UK, USA | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on From Looters to Gatekeepers: How Empire Still Holds the Keys

The World’s Shame: How Global Leaders Chose Silence Over Gaza’s Children

Phalapoem editor, 8/10/25 As of this writing, over 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Among them are 1,000 infants — babies who never had a chance to take their first steps or speak their first words. This is not … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Massacres & genocides, Palestinian art & culture, Palestinian history, Phalapoem editor | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 5a: Handala and the Mirror of Silence

S.T. Salah, 08/10/25 Scene: A cracked mirror under a red sky. The faint hum of drones replaces birdsong. A barefoot boy — Handala — stands with his back turned, arms folded, forever ten. Before him stands the reflection of Israeli … Continue reading

Posted in Evidence of Israeli Fascism and Nazism and Genocide, Gaza, In Handala’s Playground, Massacres & genocides, News from the apartheid, Palestinian art & culture, Palestinian diaspora, Palestinian history, Phalapoem editor, Voice of Palestine | Comments Off on In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 5a: Handala and the Mirror of Silence

The Death of Empathy: How Israeli Society Turned Away from Genocide in Gaza

Phalapoem editor, 07/10/25 After nearly two years of relentless Israeli bombardment, genocide, siege, and starvation in Gaza, much of Israeli society and media appear trapped in a bubble of selective empathy. News outlets and public discourse remain overwhelmingly focused on … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Massacres & genocides, Palestinian art & culture, Palestinian history, Phalapoem editor | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Death of Empathy: How Israeli Society Turned Away from Genocide in Gaza

Deir Yassin Massacre: A Brutal Legacy 

Background The Deir Yassin massacre took place on April 9, 1948, when around 130 fighters from the Zionist paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi killed at least 107 Palestinian Palestinian villagers, including women and children, in Deir Yassin, a village of roughly … Continue reading

Posted in Evidence of Israeli Fascism and Nazism and Genocide, Massacres & genocides, News from the apartheid, Palestinian history, Peace | Tagged | Comments Off on Deir Yassin Massacre: A Brutal Legacy 

246 Journalists Murdered by Israeli Occupational Forces During the War on Gaza 

Background Journalism is in the process of being eradicated in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s refusal to heed calls to protect media personnel. The situation is dire for Palestinian journalists trapped in the enclave, where ten have been … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Justice, Massacres & genocides, News from the apartheid, Palestinian history, Poems | Tagged , , | Comments Off on 246 Journalists Murdered by Israeli Occupational Forces During the War on Gaza 

ICC seeks arrest of Israel’s Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leaders Sinwar, Haniyeh and Deif also sought by court over war crimes  Netanyahu (left) and Gallant (picture isn’t part of the original article) By MEE staff Source Published date: 20 May 2024 The International Criminal Court (ICC) … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Justice, Massacres & genocides, South Africa | Tagged , , | Comments Off on ICC seeks arrest of Israel’s Netanyahu over war crimes in Gaza

Stop arming Israel, sanction the apartheid!

Posted in Amnesty International, Evidence of Israeli Fascism and Nazism and Genocide, Gaza, Massacres & genocides, Media, UK, Videos | Tagged , | Comments Off on Stop arming Israel, sanction the apartheid!

Gaza in Every Breath

Voice for Palestine, 26/05/24 In morning light, Gaza’s call,With my coffee, in my thoughts,In breakfast’s taste, its shadow falls,In every step my journey walks.On evening strolls with the dog,Under skies of endless blue,Gaza’s pulse within me throbs,Its spirit old, yet … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Massacres & genocides, Palestinian diaspora, Poems, Voice of Palestine | Tagged | Comments Off on Gaza in Every Breath

Lowkey: Palestine will never die

Posted in Gaza, Massacres & genocides, News from the apartheid, Palestinian art & culture, Palestinian diaspora, Songs, UK | Tagged | Comments Off on Lowkey: Palestine will never die

Israeli Genocide  in Gaza and International Inaction

See slides below Phalapoem editor, 27/09/25 Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and B’Tselem, have concluded that Israel’s system of governance in the occupied Palestinian territories meets the international legal definition of apartheid—a term derived from the 1973 U.N. Convention on … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Justice, Massacres & genocides, News from the apartheid, Palestinian art & culture, Palestinian diaspora, Palestinian history, Phalapoem editor, UK, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Israeli Genocide  in Gaza and International Inaction