Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLVIII: "fairyland reindeers and Gaza mules"
a dream and yet ...
Rudolph guides Santa Claus's sleigh
through smoky skies
then past Gaza mules hauling
a flatbed cart of bodies
FYI: Reuters, December 25, 2025: In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
Leo, the first U.S. pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God had "pitched his fragile tent" among the people of the world.
"How, then, can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold?" he asked.
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLIX: "Gaza news"
Gaza news on mute
blood-red dots spattered
on my canvas
FYI: Haaretz, December 25, 2025: Defense Minister Again Vows Gaza Settlements, Says Israel 'De Facto' Annexing West Bank
Israel Katz said IDF bases and a yeshiva should be established in northern Gaza, despite a flip-flop on the issue earlier this week after a similar statement. Katz also hailed Israel's West Bank policy as 'de facto annexation' – expanding settlements while expelling Palestinians from 'terror camps'
