Category Archives: Palestinian art & culture

Harvesting Resilience: Tales from Olive Orchards

Background: Olive trees carry more than an economic significance in the lives of Palestinians. They are not just like any another trees, they are symbolic of Palestinians’ attachment to their land. Olive groves beneath the Palestinian sun, Symbolic bastions in … Continue reading

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Can the Israeli Nation Find Peace While Denying It to the Palestinians?

Phalapoem editor, 3/11/25 For more than seven decades, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has been one of the most painful and unresolved struggles in modern history. At its heart lies a simple, haunting question: How can the Israeli nation expect peace while … Continue reading

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What Do Israelis Really Want to Achieve?

Phalapoem editor, 2/11/25 Since 1948, when Britain handed over Palestine to form the state of Israel, Palestinians have faced one of the longest and most painful experiences of ethnic cleansing , illegal brutal occupation, and erasure in modern history. More … Continue reading

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Israeli Breaches of Palestinian Human Rights: A Dual Reality of Oppression

By Phalapoem editor , 7/12/2024 For decades, Palestinians—both those living within Israel and those in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem—have faced systemic human rights abuses that deprive them of basic freedoms, dignity, and self-determination. These violations stem from … Continue reading

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Who took Charlie Kirk down?

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

S.T. Salah, 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

S.T. Salah, 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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Gaza Ceasefire: Others Cease, Israel Fires

Phalapoem editor, 17/10/15 The world calls for peace, yet in Gaza, peace remains an illusion. Despite international appeals and the supposed ceasefire, Israel continues to impose a fascist and suffocating blockade — sealing the borders, throttling the entry of food, … Continue reading

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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

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MATERIAL POWER: PALESTINIAN EMBROIDERY The Whitworth Art Gallery In Manchester , 26/01/25

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