Tag Archives: West Bank

If you remain silent

Posted on April 3, 2019 by soitgoes1984

If you remain silent you will hear the sound  of the farmer’s heart breaking beneath the weight of the bulldozer   if you remain silent you will hear the sound  of olive branches breaking beneath the weight of the occupation … Continue reading →

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It’s Mother’s Day in America

Posted on May 13, 2018 by soitgoes1984

Weep not for the mothers laying dead in bombed out villages or their sisters and brothers shot in the back as they waved their flags of black, red, green & white weep instead for the children they leave behind, far … Continue reading →

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Speculation

Posted on January 4, 2018 by soitgoes1984

The news stations hovered around the front lawn of the White House. Even the days sporting events were interrupted as every tv station showed footage of a lone wolf laying motionless on the lawn. The likely intended target, the president, … Continue reading →

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