Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Monday, January 26, 2026

West Bank Town Gembun

(Note: "Israel's oldest daily, Haaretz," which was was sanctioned by the Israeli government on Nov. 24, 2024

Jan. 27: Settlers Rampage Through South Hebron Villages, Torch Homes and Steal Livestock.

Jan. 27: The Israeli Ethnic Cleansing Militias in the West Bank Have Suceeded Once Again

Jan. 27: "Ordinary, Decent Israelis" Still Think That What Happens in the West Bank Stays in the West Bank

FYI: Jan. 27: Netanyahu Government Ban on Haaretz Is Unlawful, Attorney General Tells Israel's Top Court)



Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXXIII: "Saharan desert warbler"
written in response to "Israel's oldest daily, Haaretz," which was was sanctioned by the Israeli government on Nov. 24, 2024

 Jan. 25 2026: A West Bank Bus Trip Through 'the Best Documented Ethnic Cleansing in History'


A Saharan desert warbler spotted in Haifa, only the second ever to be seen in Israel.

West Bank town fenced in ...
a rifle silhouette
against the boundless sky



Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCLXXIV: "the Nakba"

The Nakba pictures in black and white; now this week in the color of smoky red.

fire's mouth
consumes the last farmhouse ...
settlers' roaring