A Room of My Own: You're Not/Knowing

Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CXIII: "preparing for settlement in Gaza"

no visible trace

of the walls of my house

of the living room

chairs, tables, dishes, and beds ...

a Gazan cries between fireballs

each bombed-out house:

an album with no photos

but with people

the living, wounded and dead

pressed between its pages

FYI: "Israel's oldest daily, Haaretz" Editorial, Oct. 21: Netanyahu's Party Is Clearing the Path to Settling Gaza

...a conference titled "Preparing for Settlement in Gaza," that is slated to take place on Monday. Effectively, it is signed by the Likud party.

"We are honored to invite you to participate in the 'preparing for settlement in Gaza' event ... and to be hosted in Likud's sukkah," the invitation says. The ruling political party is thereby inviting the general public to a conference that includes building an illegal outpost, as a step toward building a new settlement in northern Gaza. This insanity is part of an initiative led by the Nachala movement, which is known for promoting illegal settlements in the West Bank.

And Haaretz, Oct. 21: 'Conquer, Kick Out, Resettle': At the 'Preparing to Resettle Gaza' Conference, Wishful Thinking Made Way to Concrete Plans

At a Sukkot-themed gathering near the Gaza border, settlers and far-right leaders outlined plans to reestablish Jewish settlements in the Strip 'within a year.' Police blocked counterprotesters from entering the event, as speakers called for the 'voluntary transfer' of Gazans and the redrawing of Israel's borders to stretch 'from the Euphrates to the Nile'

Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CXIII: "olive harvest in the West Bank"

the sun glints

on a settler's M-16 ...

olive harvest

FYI: Reuters Video, Oct. 21: Palestinians say West Bank olive harvest "tarnished with blood"

Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank faced Israeli soldiers blocking access to land. Rights groups say settlers have attacked farmers and damaged groves as tensions from Gaza worsen the situation in the region.

Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CXIX: "dead-end, no-end war"

Gaza news a world away this dead-end no-end war on drugs