Category Archives: Palestinian art & culture

Jerusalem by Nazar Qabbani

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Admin

I wept until my tears were dry I prayed until the candles flickered I knelt until the floor creaked I asked about Mohammed and Christ Oh Jerusalem, the fragrance of prophets The shortest path between earth and sky Oh Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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Living Under Occupation: What My Heart Has Learned to Feel

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Admin

Phalapoem editor, 29/11/25 People often ask me what it feels like to live under Israeli occupation. They ask whether it’s possible to feel anything other than hatred toward those who punish us collectively, humiliate us at checkpoints on daily basis, … Continue reading →

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The Watermelon: A Juicy Symbol of Palestinian Unity and Defiance

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Admin

Astromystic, 29/11/25 Watermelon and Palestinian Identity: The watermelon serves as a symbolic representation of Palestine due to its color alignment with the Palestinian flag, which is characterized by red, black, white, and green. Its role as a symbol of Palestinian nationalism … Continue reading →

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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: A Call for Justice and Humanity

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Admin

By Admin, 29/11/2024 The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed annually on November 29, serves as a solemn reminder of the ongoing plight of the Palestinian people under the Israeli apartheid and a global call for justice, … Continue reading →

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A Longer Table in the Shadow of the Wall. Why Sharing, Not Separation, Is the Path to Justice and Humanity

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Admin

Phalapoem editor, 28/11/25 The proverb “When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher wall” carries a universal moral message. It calls on people and nations to choose generosity over fear, openness over exclusion, and … Continue reading →

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One State Solution: Between Theory and Practice

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Admin

Hani Smirat, 29/12/25 In recent times, a growing number of calls have surfaced among Palestinian and Israeli intellectuals and academics urging the reconsideration of the bi-national state option. This proposal emerged in response to somewhat clear indications of the faltering … Continue reading →

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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Ending Israeli Apartheid and the Occupation of Palestine

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Admin

 By Phalapoem editor, 24/12/2024 Israeli apartheid cannot continue to exist and must be dismantled as a matter of urgency. Its very foundation is built on a system of abhorrent racism and a genocidal approach toward the indigenous Palestinian people. This … Continue reading →

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Zionism and Fictitious Divine Promises: Unmasking the Dangers in Palestine

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Admin

Astromystic, 28/12/25 Theodor Herzl (born May 2, 1860, Budapest, Hungary, Austrian Empire [now in Hungary]—died July 3, 1904, Edlach, Austria) founder of the political form of Zionism, a movement to establish a Jewish homeland. In the realm of beliefs and religious … Continue reading →

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 1, Episode 11: The Children Who Never Had a Chance: Handala at Al-Basma IVF Centre

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Admin

Phalapoem editor, 25/11/25 December 2023 — Gaza. Night hung low over the city, trembling with distant explosions. Hospitals glowed in the dark like last surviving stars — fragile, flickering — and then, one by one, they began to go out. … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 23, 2025 by Admin

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