We stand firmly against injustice in all its forms. Nothing can justify the current war crimes committed by Israel in occupied Palestine. Equally, nothing can excuse the continued support offered by other nations to this apartheid regime. If you believe in human rights, dignity, and justice, then we urge you to boycott this rogue state. Silence is complicity, do what’s right.
Background:
There are heartless ‘poets’ on allpoetry platform who had shamelessly expressed white supremacy, racism of being Islamophobic and anti-Muslim, anti -Arab and anti-Palestinian. They also expressed their opinion of not feeling sorry for the death of thousands of innocent Palestinians who were killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
Ink stained, a 'poet' bereft of heart,
Unleashing venomous verse, a masterful art.
White supremacy and racism, a venomous brew,
Islamophobia, anti-Muslim, a distorted view.
Contempt for Arabs, Palestinians, laid bare,
A paucity of empathy, innocence in despair.
Labeled 'human shields,' a callous guise,
Denying the agony in innocent eyes.
Patrons of child killers, proudly they stand,
Championing actions none can comprehend.
Anger surges as truths are laid bare,
In poems that demand justice with fervent flair.
Apartheid's thievery, a nation's soul defiled,
The oppressor's narrative, spoken with guile.
Hypocrites weave verses with deceptive grace,
Preaching tolerance, veiling lies to embrace.
Profile pictures with grandchildren, a façade,
Harboring views that lack all moral ode.
"Don't teach racism," a plea, scorned and defied,
Ignoring tears of the innocent, left undenied.
Genocide's truth, a script darkly spun,
A plea to conscience, a vital war drum.
Support humanity, transcend partisan pride,
Stand with the oppressed, justice as your guide.
In the echoes of history, apartheid's collapse,
South Africa's tale, the time for Israel’s apartheid end perhaps.
Listen to the tale of a child so young,
Life stolen, a melody left unsung.
Socks purchased with love, a grandfather's care,
Worn before burial, a poignant layer.
Yet, some cling to views, twisted and bold,
Referring to 'savages' in stories told.
Does humanity persist, a plea profound,
Or does discourse with callous fools resound?
Wasting time in futile argument's refrain,
For a spark of empathy, a torrent of humane.
Gaza's tears, a tale of sorrow untold:
Israel claimed 11, 422, a story bold.
Genocide's shadow beneath the sky,
Western regimes complicit, echoes amplify.
In 11 weeks, innocence erased,
Palestinian dreams laid bare, a chilling case.
Echoes of grief, resounding keen,
End the plight, let empathy convene.
• Casualty count: Uncertain, but estimates suggest the number is 455 and among them 170 children.
Description of the event: The al-Dawayima massacre, occurring during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, was a significant and particularly gruesome event. Unlike massacres carried out by paramilitary groups, this tragedy involved regular armed forces with operational planning capacity – the Israeli Occupation Force’s (IOF) 89th Commando Battalion during Operation Yoav. Al-Dawayima, one of the largest villages in the Hebron subdistrict, faced relentless battles in the months following the UN Partition Plan. In October 1948, as Israeli forces advanced, the village became surrounded. Despite attempts to seek protection from Arab armies, the villagers were left defenseless. On October 29 1948, the IOF carried out a brutal assault, causing mass casualties in three stages: first, in homes and alleyways; second, in the village mosque; and third, in a cave. The exact death toll remains uncertain but is estimated in the hundreds. Shockingly, this atrocity, involving heinous acts described by an Israeli soldier, did not garner the same attention as the Deir Yasin massacre. After the massacre, survivors dispersed to refugee camps, and in 1955, the settlement of Amatzya was established on the ruins of al-Dawayima. The Jewish soldiers who took part in the massacre reported horrific scenes: babies whose skulls were cracked open, women raped or burned alive in houses and men stabbed to death.
References:
[1] Abu Sitta, Salman, Daleen Saah. Ed Dawayima 1948 Massacre. London: MEMO publishers, 2023.
[2] Ofir, Jonathan. “‘Barbarism by an Educated and Cultured People.’ Dawayima Massacre Was Worse than Deir Yassin,” at Mondoweiss.net
[3] Palumbo, Michael. The Palestinian Catastrophe: The 1948 Expulsion of a People from Their Homeland. London: Faber & Faber, 1987.
[4] Muslih, Nour al-Din. “Expelling the Palestinians: The Concept of ‘Transfer’ in Zionist Thought and Planning, 1882 – 1948.” Beirut: Institute for Palestine Studies, 1992.
[5] Hadawi, Sami. Bitter Harvest: A Modern History of Palestine. New York: Olive Branch Press, 1991.
[6] Morris, Benny. The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
[7] Ilan Pappe. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Oxford , England, 2006.
Background: A seventeen-year-old young man was arrested by the British police in Manchester during a pro-Palestinian marsh which took place against the ongoing Gaza genocide. The teenager was accused of pasting a a ‘Free Palestine’ sticker on the M&S shop that support the Israeli settlements. Luckily, and thanks to the crowd’s pressure on the police, the teenager was released after 1.5h of detention. This had confirmed the double standards and hypocrisy in dealing with Palestinian plight.
Values entwine, shadows align, Media narratives in a complex design. Occupation’s grip, brutal might, Palestinian struggle, call for what’s right.
Genocide’s specter, protests unfold, Hospital bombings, a tale untold. Boycotts debated, dreams shattered, Silence on Gaza’s agony, lives scattered.
Homes obliterated, infants’ cries, Prisons’ torment, relentless craze. Gaza’s zoo tragedy, sorrowful tale, In a world where values entwine, compassion’s fierce line.
