The Palestinians have a rich history of poetry and their poets speak eloquently for real equality and real justice, but also about life, love and relationships...
I've just restacked this striking post eith this note because more people need to read it.
In countries such as Palestine, the poets seem to be the unsilenced and unbreakable voices of the oppressed, reminding us that the struggle will never cease until they have what they rightly deserve - peace and justice.
Yes, and reading Darwish's poems outsiders get a feel for what life under a military occupation is like. I had studied the facts, intensively as a peace activist, but reading Darwish helped me FEEL his indignation and resolve. The other poets all contribute by stating their case and communicating how they feel. The love poems remind us that Palestinians are every bit as human as the rest of us.
But unfortunately for the Israeli people, extremist leaders like Netanyahu make all Israelis seem like heartless, tyrannical oppressors who won't yield an inch of what is not truly theirs in the first place. As Buddha says; 'The path to enlightenment lies in the way' which means sharing the disputed territories, rather than killing and demonising each other.
The situation in Israel is pretty terrible outside Netanyahu. I believe a major newspaper poll revealed that something like 70% of Israelis were in favor of apartheid, discrimination in the job market, etc. Pretty much everyone serves in the military and level of brainwashing is beyond extreme.
Yes, listening to ordinary Israelis lately, they are beginning to sound more and more like their hard right government. Constant brainwashing is probably the obvious explanation for it.
There is a lot of brainwashing and it's systematic. Israel is one of the most racist nations on the planet. When Desmond Tutu visited Palestine, he said the racism he saw was worse than what he experienced in South Africa. When Margaret Atwood visited Israel to accept an award, she said racism hung over the entire nation like a dark cloud. Everyone knows what is really happening, but few speak out.
I've just restacked this striking post eith this note because more people need to read it.
In countries such as Palestine, the poets seem to be the unsilenced and unbreakable voices of the oppressed, reminding us that the struggle will never cease until they have what they rightly deserve - peace and justice.
Here we shall remain,
like brick walls deflating your chests
as we face our deprivation clad in rags,
singing our defiant songs,
chanting our rebellious poems,
then swarming out into your unjust streets
to fill dungeons with our dignity.
Yes, and reading Darwish's poems outsiders get a feel for what life under a military occupation is like. I had studied the facts, intensively as a peace activist, but reading Darwish helped me FEEL his indignation and resolve. The other poets all contribute by stating their case and communicating how they feel. The love poems remind us that Palestinians are every bit as human as the rest of us.
But unfortunately for the Israeli people, extremist leaders like Netanyahu make all Israelis seem like heartless, tyrannical oppressors who won't yield an inch of what is not truly theirs in the first place. As Buddha says; 'The path to enlightenment lies in the way' which means sharing the disputed territories, rather than killing and demonising each other.
The situation in Israel is pretty terrible outside Netanyahu. I believe a major newspaper poll revealed that something like 70% of Israelis were in favor of apartheid, discrimination in the job market, etc. Pretty much everyone serves in the military and level of brainwashing is beyond extreme.
Yes, listening to ordinary Israelis lately, they are beginning to sound more and more like their hard right government. Constant brainwashing is probably the obvious explanation for it.
There is a lot of brainwashing and it's systematic. Israel is one of the most racist nations on the planet. When Desmond Tutu visited Palestine, he said the racism he saw was worse than what he experienced in South Africa. When Margaret Atwood visited Israel to accept an award, she said racism hung over the entire nation like a dark cloud. Everyone knows what is really happening, but few speak out.