From many lands they came To lay a spurious claim The non-Semites Ashkenazim, not Canaanite Carving a bloody road At King David they explode Haganah and the Irgun Massacre and displacement began Beit Daras, Naser Al Din, Deir Yasin Innocence lost within For 64 years Violence bloodshed tears From Sabra and Shatilla Assassinating the flotilla, … Continue reading
The circus came to town and the clowns fell around. Yes another AIPAC conference was held in Washington, in the heart of the American powerbase. The zionist lobbyists that keep the blood flowing to that heart. And let’s face it: that’s what this lobby group likes best – flowing blood. For so long now they … Continue reading
Having been invited to Belfast by my friend Fra Hughes, I was excited to see how it had changed since the Good Friday Agreement and the 30 years that had passed since I first visited Belfast during The Troubles. Fra, like my self, is a pro-Palestinian activist and had invited me up to a fundraising … Continue reading
Faceless predator, stick in hand Search and destroy, he scans Thousands of miles away The skies of foreign lands Wedding party in full swing No ear to hear the drone Newly weds dance and sing Their future about to be blown Father of three Finger on trigger Why can’t you see Why can’t you figure … Continue reading
Bold as brass Etched by time Years gone by Waiting and waiting Not worked for sixty three Nowhere to turn In wood or in steel Yet treasured by family Unlocking stories Children’s laughter In olive groves Distant memories Handed down Generations three My right My return My destiny ~ by Robby Martin
Where are you now, oh Palestinian child Your eyes are so black from the tears that you cry Your brother’s in jail Your father has died Their only crime was trying to survive Your father was shot with an American made gun Fired by an IOF soldier who did it for fun Your home was … Continue reading
Imagine being imprisoned having committed no crime Imagine being tortured for telling no lie Imagine your home and your trees bulldozed and destroyed Your factories and farmland being bombed from the sky Imagine sonic bombs from F16′s in the night Your children sobbing, frozen in fright Imagine your people when sick and in pain Turned … Continue reading