Compromismo
Until one is committed There is hesitancy The chance to draw back Always ineffectiveness Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) There is one elementary truth The ignorance of which Kills countless ideas and splendid…
The Way It Looked in 2007
Beneath all the proclamations about Arab terrorism And the ethical nobility of the Jewish state Expropriation by any means necessary Is the master narrative necessary To comprehend the history of Israel/Palestine And so we arrive…
A Former Student Has Her Say
I was foolish to think I could get anything done in that café Someone invariably would come up to me and want to talk Like that Thursday, M marched right up to my table And…
Stealing History
When the Israeli Army invaded West Beirut in September 1982 Israeli troops entered the Palestine Research Center Defaced its interior Carried away its entire library Consisting of 25,000 Hebrew, Arabic and English works On the…
In a Parallel Universe/2
Franz Kafka was seen walking briskly Into the Old City at Damascus Gate Late as usual for his Arabic instruction
In a Parallel Universe/1
Avigdor Lieberman said that the Baptist minister should be deported Thus Dr. Martin Luther King retorted: Injustice anywhere in the West Bank Is a threat to justice everywhere
Intercultural Exchange
Crazy Jane talked for hours With the sheikh on the road She made him giggle
From Russia with Love (A Day in the Life)
Two days ago at the Huwwara Checkpoint Two Palestinians, Ahmed Saleem and Michael Sabeh, And a Russian supporter, Al Karamazov, Were brutally beaten for refusing the orders Of the IDF soldiers in the area The…
You and Monseñor
You and Monseñor are alike in two obvious respects To me anyway You both have expansive hearts for the people You may say “But you know many people with big hearts” That’s true But the…