Hating the Jewish state elevated into an art form

Former Jewish Voice for Peace director Rebecca Vilkomerson tweeted:Think about the phrase "visionary heart-opening anti-Zionist book."Try to imagine the phrase "visionary heart-opening anti-"anything else.Anti-communist? Anti-white supremacist? Anti-terrorist? Anti-gay? Anti-Chinese? Anti-global warming? Anti-abortion?  Anti-Muslim? There are lots of people and groups...

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The people who dance with their book (Forest Rain)

Who are these people, who dance with their book? A book created before humanity knew what books are, A book that is really five books, written out by hand, on one long scroll. Every single letter must be perfect. Written exactly the way it was always written. Otherwise the writing must begin anew. These people, the Others of the world called them, the “People of the...

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No other land would cling to a Jew (Forest Rain)

This poem is the documentation of a modern miracle, brought forth out of the sheer stubbornness of a people and their relationship with a land that is just as stubborn. In 1946, under the British Mandate, it was discovered that the Jewish community of Biriya, next to Tzfat, had stockpiled weapons. The British felt that Jews could not be allowed this freedom (self-determination)...

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David Shambadal's poem responding to Arabs burning forests, right before Arabs murdered him in 1936

David Shambadal was an electrician who went to a cafe in Jaffa to fix the lights on April 19, 1936. He was hacked to pieces by a group of Arabs upon arrival. Right before he was murdered, Shambadal left a message for us, today. A few hours before his death, Shambadal wrote a stirring poem. His poem was a response to Arabs setting forests on fire and uprooting...

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Belgium's poet laureate publishes another antisemitic poem

Earlier this year I reported on (and gave samples) of the antisemitic poetry of Belgium's Poet Laureate  whose pen-name is Charles Ducal.  His poetry includes equating Israeli Jews to Nazis, invoking the idea of "chosen people"  as meaning that Jews think of themselves as better than everyone else, and frequent references to the ashes of the crematoria against...

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A Muslim poem to women

Autotranslating poetry is always dicey, but the intent of this poem in the (relatively secular) Firas Press is very clear. I kept the parts that didn't translate. The title of the article is "To every woman...." The name of God the Merciful From Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him said: I entered and Fatima Zahra peace, the Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and his family and peace Found a strong cry cry, so I said: Here I come, my...

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