Category Archives: News from the apartheid

DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU IT STARTED ON OCTOBER 7th 2023.

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 5:  Dr. Abu Safia: A Hostage of Chains, A Soldier of Mercy, Unbound in Spirit

Phalapoem editor, 08/02/2025 (A dark cell. Cold concrete. Chains rattle in the silence. Dr. Husam Abu Safia, battered and bruised, sits against the damp wall. His hands tremble, not with fear, but with exhaustion. He blinks against the dim light, … Continue reading

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Itamar Ben Gvir: The Terrorist Leading Israel’s War on Palestinians

Phalapoem editor, 02/02/2025 Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s National Security Minister, is not just a controversial figure—he is a radical extremist with a history of inciting violence, racism, and terrorism. His rise to power represents the growing normalization of far-right terrorism … Continue reading

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The Return to Northern Gaza: A Historic Defiance of Israeli Oppression

Phalapoem editor, 01/02/2025 A British writer, David Hearst, published an article on Middle East Eye discussing the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza after 15 months of Israel’s war of extermination. Hearst stated that “the historic return of Palestinians, after … Continue reading

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The Prison Cell

By Mahmoud Darwish It is possible…It is possible at least sometimes…It is possible especially nowTo ride a horseInside a prison cellAnd run away…It is possible for prison wallsTo disappear,For the cell to become a distant landWithout frontiers:What did you do … Continue reading

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Netanyahu’s Reign of Cruelty: A Leader Who Celebrates Palestinian Suffering and Embodies Western Hypocrisy

Phalapoem editor, 27/01/2025 Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, has become a symbol of the relentless oppression and dehumanization of the Palestinian people. His policies and rhetoric reveal a disturbing indifference—if not outright celebration—of Palestinian suffering, while his alignment with … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Returns: Palestinians and Israeli Settlers

Phalapoem editor, 27/01/2025 The stark contrast between the return narratives of Palestinians and Israeli settlers offers a window into the deep inequalities and injustices underpinning the ongoing Israeli occupation. While Palestinians continue to live in the shadow of destruction, displacement, … Continue reading

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Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Amnesty International Report , February 1, 2022

Watch In May 2021, Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, began protesting against Israel’s plan to forcibly evict them from their homes to make way for Jewish settlers. Many of the families are refugees, who … Continue reading

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Fading Echoes of Hope

Where justice falters and sighs are heard, Israel’s army casts shadows, dreams interred. No future for Palestinians, hopes confined, A somber tale, the Israeli army enshrined. America applauds, a partner in the scheme, Western nations follow, lost in the gleam. … Continue reading

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Shared Values of Oppression: Western Colonialism and Israel’s Occupation of Palestine

Phalapoem editor, 25/01/2025 The ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine, particularly the events surrounding Gaza, is marked by systemic oppression, land theft, genocide and dehumanization. These features are not unique to Israel; they echo the colonial histories and contemporary practices of … Continue reading

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