Freepalestine Quotes

“إذا كان لا بد أن أموت
فلا بد أن تعيش أنت
لتروي حكايتي
لتبيع أشيائي
وتشتري قطعة قماش
وخيوطا
(فلتكن بيضاء وبذيل طويل)
كي يبصر طفل في مكان ما من غزة
وهو يحدق في السماء
منتظراً أباه الذي رحل فجأة
دون أن يودع أحداً
ولا حتى لحمه
أو ذاته
يبصر الطائرة الورقية
طائرتي الورقية التي صنعتها أنت
تحلق في الأعالي
ويظن للحظة أن هناك ملاكاً
يُعيد الحب
إذا كان لا بد أن أموت
فليأت موتي بالأمل
فليصبح حكاية.”
― رفعت العرعير

“A thief never becomes an owner.”
― Khaled Ibrahim

“Mortar shells whizzed through Martyrs’ Square, adding a few more martyrs to a long list.

Mortar shells landed on hospitals, where the sick got sicker and pregnant women gave birth to premature babies.

Mortar shells fell on holy places, where people prayed this would not be their last day.

A barrage of mortar shells fell on schools, on marketplaces, on shops and shoppers, and on banks.

Panic, horror, and hysteria took hold of the city.

Those who were inside buildings rushed out, and those in the streets frantically hurried into buildings.

The injured and the dead were left lying in the streets.

Run for your life or join the dead.

Everyone was searching for a way out: by car, by bus, on a truck, on a cart, on a bike.

Looting was pervasive.

Robberies were many.

There was no water, no electricity, and no fuel.

No ovens to bake a loaf of bread, or shops to buy food from—or, for that matter, banks from which to withdraw money.”
― Suad Amiry, Mother of Strangers

“Harami u kazzab, a thief and a liar.” This seemed to be the one phrase that the Jewish commander had memorized by heart because he kept repeating it.”
― Suad Amiry, Mother of Strangers

“No one can own a tree. It can belong to you, as you can belong to it. We come from the land, give our labor to her, and she nurtures us in return. When we die, we return to the land. In a way, she owns us. Palestine owns us and we belong to her.”
― Susan Abulhawa, Mornings in Jenin