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The Ten Mythologies of Israel

Astromystic, 8/12/25 Ilan Pappé’s The Ten Mythologies of Israel identifies ten foundational myths that distort the historical narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, shielding Israel’s colonization, occupation, and violence from moral scrutiny. These myths, widely accepted in Western media and political discourse, serve … 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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Living Under Occupation: What My Heart Has Learned to Feel

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

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

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

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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A People Under Siege: The Moral Collapse of a 21st-Century Occupation

Phalapoem editor, 22/11/25 In the 21st century—an age that celebrates progress, law, and human dignity—it should be impossible for an occupying power to imprison an entire population of six million people behind walls, checkpoints, and fascist policies designed to break … Continue reading →

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Different rules’: special policies keep US supplying weapons to Israel despite alleged abuses

Revealed: review of internal state department documents shows special mechanisms have been used to shield Israel from US human rights laws Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington Thu 18 Jan 2024 06.00 EST Source Top US officials quietly reviewed more than a dozen incidents … Continue reading →

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Smotrich: The  Terrorist Settler

Phalapoem editor, 17/11/15 Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right Israeli terrorist minister, has become one of the most controversial figures in Israeli politics — and a symbol of an increasingly aggressive and terrorist settler ideology. His rhetoric and policies pose a serious … Continue reading →

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How Much Longer Can the World Ignore Palestinian Suffering?The Consequences of Israel’s Unstoppable Crimes  — and the West’s Complicity

Phalapoem editor 16/11/25 For more than seven decades, Palestinians have lived under fascist policies of ethnic cleansing, brutal occupation, dispossession, and recurring military assaults. Yet the devastation unleashed on Gaza in the past two years has pushed the crisis into … Continue reading →

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In Handala’s Playground: Season 2, Episode 6: Conscience Under the Rubble

S.T. Salah, 15/11/25 *[Scene: A grey, bombed-out landscape. Rubble and silence. Handala stands with his back turned, barefoot as always, facing the ruins of Gaza. Piers Morgan appears, looking weary, holding a microphone that no longer broadcasts lies but trembles … Continue reading →

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Betrayed by Promises, Starved by Genocide: The Human Tragedy of Ceasefire Violations

Phalapoem editor, 15/11/25 In a genocide  where humanity is already hanging by a thread, one side continues to trample on every fragile hope for peace. Ceasefires—a sliver of relief for civilians—are being shattered, and the cost is horrendous: 246 innocent … Continue reading →

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