
They are threatened with drowning by the Egyptians and punitively taxed by Hamas. Our correspondent meets the Palestinian smugglers bringing oranges, car batteries and bottle tops to a territory under siege
Anger is a legitimate emotion in the face of injustice. Passive acceptance of evil is not a virtue.
I may if you wish lose my livelihood
ReplyDeleteI may sell my shirt and bed
I may work as a stone cutter
A street sweeper, a porter
Or rummage your garbage for food
O enemy of the sun
I shall not compromise
And to the last pulse of my veins
I shall resist.
Palestinian poet Samih Al-Qassem