Category Archives: In Handala’s Playground

Letter 1 to the Olive Tree: A Love Story with Palestine

Phalapoem editor, 5/11/25 Dear Olive Tree,You have stood here longer than memory — your roots gripping the earth like an ancient prayer. I see your silver leaves shimmer in the morning sun, whispering to the wind that carries the scent … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 5: The Unbowed Child and the Terrorist Minister

Phalapoem editor, 29/10/25 A shattered olive grove at dusk. Handala stands with his back turned as always, hands clasped behind him. Ben-Gvir, flanked by a shadowy entourage, steps forward, smug but uneasy. Ben-Gvir: Why do you turn your back, little … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 1: Human and Animal, A Game of Truth

Phalapoem editor, 08/10/25 Scene: A vast, scorched playground — sand, rubble, and fragments of kites. A single olive tree stands, its shadow shaped like wings. Handala, barefoot and facing away, draws lines in the dust. A boy’s faint footsteps approach. … Continue reading

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

Phalapoem editor, 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

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 3: Selective Morality, Deadly Consequences

Phalapoem editor, 1/10/2025 Handala: (still with his back turned, voice calm but piercing) You call yourself a chancellor of peace, Olaf, yet your hands are drenched in the blood of children. Gaza bleeds, and you supply the knives. How do … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 2: A Meeting in the Rubble 

Phalapoem editor, 19/09/2025 (The night smells of smoke and dust. Handala, the eternal 10-year-old with his back turned to the world, stands among the ruins of Gaza. Across from him stands a suited figure: Prime Minister Netanyahu His tie is … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 1: Truth Confronts Power: A Dialogue of Justice and Hypocrisy

Phalapoem editor, 1/04/25 (Scene: A ruined street in Gaza. The air is thick with dust and grief. Handala, the barefoot 10-year-old Palestinian boy with his back always turned to the world, stands amid the rubble. He does not turn around … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 10: The Postcard She Kept

Phalapoem editor, 2/03/25 [Scene: A bombed-out street in Gaza. Smoke and dust fill the air. Hassan kneels beside Samira, cradling her fragile body in his arms. Handala, barefoot as always, stands nearby, watching in silence. The ambulance siren wails in … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 8 : Amal’s Unfinished Lullaby

Phalapoem editor, 12/02/2025 (The night is heavy with smoke and sorrow. The Nur Shams refugee camp is in ruins—walls shattered, streets littered with rubble. Handala, the eternal 10-year-old with his back turned to the world, stands at the edge of … Continue reading

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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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