we are not numbers

emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights

Tag: attack

The streets are not quiet for long.
Mothers around the world feel Lian's loss and pain.
When I hear another child has been killed, I imagine angels.
Another child has died in Israeli shelling and I feel numb.
’Israeli F-16 fighter jets struck the al-Katiba building with four missiles and killed two children,’’ the newscaster intoned. Those boys could have been me.
Children in Gaza have an intimate knowledge of Israeli drones and Apache helicopters, which often make our fantasy worlds a bit sinister.