Zeina Azzam: My love, how can I contact you? حبيبي، كيف بدي اتصل فيك؟
They handcuffed him, didn’t listen when he’d speak,
callously severing him from his home
as his wife cried, حبيبي، كيف بدي اتصل فيك؟
William J. Astore: From the Arsenal of Democracy to an Arsenal of Genocide
The Pernicious Price of Global Reach, Global Power, and Global Dominance
Olivia Rosane: ‘Is This a Joke?’ Tlaib Blasts Blinken for Geneva Convention Remarks Amid Gaza Carnage
“You supported sending more U.S.-made bombs being used to commit war crimes… How can you say you are for respecting international human rights laws?” Tlaib asked.
RAMZY BAROUD: FOR THE LOVE OF GAZA
My hope grows stronger as I witness my people’s steadfastness in the face of genocide.
Abby Zimet: Unspeakable | We Are Swimming In A Pool of Blood
Israel’s blithe defiance of both world censure and ICJ rulings goes on apace.
Lisa Suhair Majaj: For the Dead Among Us
We will keep you alive
in our longing, in our breath.
Brett Wilkins: ‘I Am Not a Terrorist’: Letters From Gaza Children Decry Daily Horrors of Israeli Assault
A U.K.-based humanitarian group on Tuesday delivered “heartbreaking” letters from two Palestinian girls—including one who lost her arm in an Israeli attack—imploring new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer to intervene.
Mandy Fessenden-Brauer: Two Poems About the Orchards of Gaza
Although it’s one of the most densely populated areas in the world, Gaza’s always had a distinct rural quality. Everyone grew something, some in agricultural areas away from their homes. Even in the very crowded refugee camps there were small atriums with a tree and potted plants.
Joshua Frank: You Can’t Turn Back the Clock on Genocide
Israel has quickly become a pariah of its own making, something that never had to happen, and from which there may be no turning back.
George Yancy: Protesters Show Courage for Gaza as Leaders Show Cowardice
Amid a growing movement, there’s hope that a liberated Palestine will exist within our lifetime, says Alexandra Aladham.
Mandy Fessenden-Brauer: Distorted Dreams About Palestine
I wrote this seventeen years after I’d lived in Gaza, because people didn’t seem to understand when I tried to share what it was like to live there…
Abby Zimet: To See Our Humanity
Israeli forces just dropped U.S.-made bombs on displaced Gazans, mostly women and children, sleeping in a UN school in Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 40 and injuring hundreds in yet another massacre of innocents that “contradicts all human values.”
Jamie Beran: Open Letter to Joe Biden on Behalf of Jewish Americans | Stop Sending Israel Offensive Weapons
The violence will increase the heart-wrenching death toll, increase the number of calls for a ceasefire, and decrease your poll numbers — straight through the election.
Naomi Shihab Nye: Everything in Our World Did Not Seem to Fit
Once they started invading us.
Taking our houses and trees, drawing lines,
pushing us into tiny places.
