Category Archives: Palestinian history

Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza have Names

PALESTINIANS BURY THE ABU DAN FAMILY IN A MASS GRAVE ON DEIR AL-BALAH, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP, OCTOBER 23, 2023. (PHOTO: NAAMAN OMAR/APA IMAGES) Here are the names, ages, and ID numbers of more than 6,700 of the Palestinians killed so … Continue reading

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The Empire Self-Destructs 

Chris Hedges @ChrisLynnHedges, 08/02/2025 The billionaires, Christian fascists, grifters, psychopaths, imbeciles, narcissists and deviants who have seized control of Congress, the White House and the courts, are cannibalizing the machinery of state. These self-inflicted wounds, characteristic of all late empires, … 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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Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan for Gaza: A Racist, Callous Endorsement of Genocide

Caitlin Johnston and  Phalapoem editor, 4/02/2025 Grinning like a cat that ate the canary, Hague fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu sat beside Donald Trump as the former U.S. president laid out a vision for Gaza that can only be described as outright … Continue reading

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Enough Injustice for the Palestinians

Who would like to support and keep the apartheid regime ?  The Western governments seem to me to support Israel to slaughter the indigenous people of Palestine “from the river to the sea”. On the other hand they dare to … Continue reading

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When Descendants of Nazi Victims Become Oppressors

As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, January 27, 2024, a disheartening paradox unfolds in history. In a synchronicity with the gravity of the past, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its ruling on Israel’s criminal actions … Continue reading

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South Africa’s Lesson

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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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Israel’s War on Palestinian Joy: Silencing the Survivors of Torture and Abuse

Phalapoem editor, 01/02/2025 The Israeli occupation has long been synonymous with oppression, brutality, and the systematic dehumanization of Palestinians. But if there were ever a clearer display of its inhumanity, it is in its recent efforts to forbid Palestinians from … 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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