الله يحفضك يا رب

To receive a modest speaker’s fee at the University of Arkansas, academics and writers must sign a pledge that they will not participate in anti-Israel boycotts. The author Nathan Thrall said no thank you. | The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/11/20/us/…

Some good news: multiple reports indicate that the Palestinian poet @mosababutoha has been freed and is now with his family.

I am calling for a ceasefire—a cessation of hostilities by both sides. To endure, the ceasefire and the following negotiations must accomplish other essential objectives, including the release of all hostages and a massive influx of humanitarian aid. medium.com/@SenJeffMerkle…

The killing of journalists in Gaza has been systematic.

Mosab Abu Toha's brother says that the poet and his family were evacuating to the south when they were stopped at a checkpoint. The Israeli army took him away, and the family has no news since. Mosab had been instructed by the U.S. embassy to get to the Rafah crossing. #freemosab

Earlier this fall, I selected two poems by Mosab Abu Toha for the spring issue of Ploughshares, which I'm guest-editing. I've been checking his account every day to make sure he was safe. This morning brings awful news of his kidnapping... #freemosab

This is absolutely outrageous. It says everything about the occupying force that they are afraid of poets. #freemosab

“They are given a designation—‘Unknown Trauma Child’— until someone recognizes them,” he said. “The crippling thing is that some of them are the sole survivors of their family, so no one ever comes. More and more, it seems like a war against children.' nytimes.com/2023/11/18/wor…

WB Palestinians are not only forbidden by israel from collecting RAINWATER, any cisterns found are destroyed. They're also not allowed to drill water wells, install pumps, and have no access to the Jordan river or water springs on their land. Wait till you find out about Gaza.

Everyone loves diversity and inclusion – until you stick up for Palestinians | Moustafa Bayoumi | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Read Palestinian resistance literature with Radical Books Collective #CeasefireNow.

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For Literary Hub, I selected the poem 'Revenge' by Taha Muhammad Ali:

she’s pulling her sponsorship of the national book awards because she’s concerned the winners will engage in “hate speech.” an example she gives is saying “free palestine”