Category Archives: Palestinian art & culture

The Wall in the West Bank and Its Devastating Impact on Palestinian Lives

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Admin

Astromystic, 26/12/25 Stretching over 700 kilometers, Israel’s separation wall in the West Bank is more than a physical barrier—it is a symbol of occupation, a tool of control, and a profound disruption to the daily lives of Palestinians. Erected in … Continue reading →

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 10: Handala and the Kid from 2048 —The World That Finally Learned

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Admin

S.T. Salah, 24/12/25 Scene: The sun burns gold over a vast plaza lined with olive trees planted where concrete once divided lives. The separation wall is gone — every stone dismantled, each slab crushed into gravel that now paves playgrounds … Continue reading →

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When the War Parts: A Poem from Gaza by Heba Al-Agha

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Admin

I won’t be the same might become a closet or a bed a gas canister, a rug a library  a giant lap, one long embrace. When the war parts I won’t find a grave to visit  for the road itself … Continue reading →

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 9: Israeli Security Without Humanity

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Admin

S.T. Salah, 19/12/25 Handala (hands clasped behind his back, back to the reader): You stand in a uniform and call it order. Tell me — what name do you give the empty cup you hand a man who asks only … Continue reading →

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The Dispossession of Palestinian Land and Memory

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Admin

Astromystic, 15/12/25 The dispossession of Palestinian land is not merely an economic or political act—it is a profound erasure of identity, memory, and belonging. The occupation is not just about military control; it is about the systematic dismantling of Palestinian history, … Continue reading →

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Racist Double Standards in Western Policies: A Focus on the British Stance on Palestine

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Admin

By Admin, 14/11/2024 Western governments, particularly the United Kingdom, often present themselves as defenders of democracy and human rights. However, their policies, especially regarding the Israeli occupation, reveal a striking inconsistency between rhetoric and action. This double standard has profound … Continue reading →

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The Mask of Sir Kid Starver

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Admin

By Admin, 15/11/2024 Sir Kid Starver stands with words sharp and sly,A human rights lawyer, a mask, a lie.In Gaza, two million, starved and confined,Children and mothers left shattered, maligned.He denies the siege, turns away from the cries,Beneath falling rubble … Continue reading →

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Stop Arming Israeli Apartheid!

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Admin

By Phalapoem editor, 4/12/2024

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My remarks at the Oxford Union debate

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Admin

By Susan Abullhawa , 30/11/2024 I will not take questions until I’m finished speaking; so please refrain from interrupting me. Addressing the challenge of what to do about the indigenous inhabitants of the land Chaim Weizman, a Russian Jew, said … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving for Gaza

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Admin

By Admin, 29/11/2024 In Gaza’s ruins, beneath the sky,Where genocide and dreams collide,Fourteen months of blood and stone,You stand, unbroken, though alone.Under occupation’s brutal chain,Starved and silenced, yet you remain.The world averts its guilty eyes,But you expose its hollow lies.Through … Continue reading →

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