Each year on May 15, Palestinians around the world commemorate Al Nakba, or 'the catastrophe' – the day in 1948 that the state of Israel came into being, marking the start of forced expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland. The genocide against Palestinians continues today. Just this week, violence against Palestinians has spiked, specifically in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Poet and human rights advocate Sara Saleh has recently co-compiled a resource titled 'Supporting Sheikh Jarrah from the Australian Colony'; we speak to her about how we can support Palestinians on the frontline from here, how the conversation around this ongoing violence is changing, and how she sees writing as a form of resistance.

Sara reads her poem Border Control: Meditations, which just won the 2020 Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize. You'll be able to read it in Overland soon. You can subscribe here. 

If you feel you have some gaps in your understanding of the continuing Israeli violence against Palestinians, we highly recommend having a listen to Episode 10 of REVOLUTION NOW PODCAST, 'Palestine in a Podcast' – a generous and comprehensive run through the history of Palestine, the current situation in Sheikh Jarrah, and everything in between.

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