Tag Archives: Gaza war

The Normalization of Israeli Killing in Palestine: How Daily Massacres in Gaza Became the World’s Indifference

Phalapoem editor, 07/10/25 In Gaza, the unthinkable has become daily life. Reports indicate that approximately 100 Palestinians are being killed by Israeli occupation army every day, yet this staggering loss of life seems to barely ripple the consciousness of the … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 4: Meeting in Downing Street

Phalapoem editor, 07/10/25 Handala (the small boy with his back turned, bare feet on cold marble): Two years of children buried in rubble, two years of mothers digging with their hands. Twenty thousand little bodies. And now—only now—you recognise my … Continue reading

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Dear Olive Tree

S.T. Salah, 19/6/26

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Time Manipulation 

S.T. Salah, 18/06/26 This audit examines how time itself has functioned as an instrument of Israeli governance over Palestinians from 1948 to 2026. It does not revisit intent or legal classification addressed elsewhere. Instead, it analyses how delay, deferral, provisional … Continue reading

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Gaza’s Enduring Resilience After the Ceasefire: Returning to the Rubble of Home

Phalapoem editor, 12/10/25 The ceasefire came like a rumor — soft, uncertain, and almost impossible to believe after so 2 years of Israeli genocide.  In the refugee camps, in the crowded tents along the southern border, people did not cheer … Continue reading

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Normalised Carnage 

S.T. Salah, 5/04/26 This audit reviews patterns of international diplomatic, media, and institutional response to major Israeli wars against Palestinians from 1948 to 2026. It assesses the timing, intensity, and durability of external reactions, including public statements, emergency sessions, investigative … Continue reading

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Stop the Killing: End the Occupation, End the Cycle of Violence

Phalapoem editor, 16/10/25 For seventy-seven years, Palestinians have lived — and died — under the shadow of an occupation that refuses to end. Not a single day has passed since 1948 without Palestinian blood being spilled, homes being demolished, or … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 8: Justice on Paper

S.T. Salah, 15/11/25 Scene: A cracked courtroom under a fading UN flag. The walls are covered in reports, resolutions, and silence. Handala stands with his back turned, facing the horizon of Gaza’s smoke. The Prosecutor enters, papers trembling in his … Continue reading

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Thank You, Gaza Journalists: Voices of Truth, Humanity, and Resistance. 

Phalapoem editor, 19/01/2025 To the brave journalists of Gaza, we owe you more than words can express. Your courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to the truth have been a beacon of light in a time of unimaginable darkness. Thank you … 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

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

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 Ceasefire Charade

Chris Hedges, 15/01/25 Source Israel, going back decades, has played a duplicitous game. It signs a deal with the Palestinians that is to be implemented in phases. The first phase gives Israel what it wants — in this case the … Continue reading

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 7: Lessons Unlearned

S.T. Salah, 15/12/25 [Scene: A vast hall of marble and glass — the European Commission in Brussels. Outside, rain falls softly. Inside, the floor reflects both the light above and the moral darkness beneath. Handala stands barefoot, facing the wall. … Continue reading

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