police have entered morning prayers
another raid at the mosque
Palestinians stockpiled stones
set barriers
19 people injured three to the hospital beaten
by rubber-coated bullets
nine arrested smashed windows
occupied East Jerusalem non-Muslims visit third-holiest
in Islam
holiest for Jews
tensions high after the Jewish group
offered cash to anyone who sacrificed a goat
—prohibited inside the mosque
didn’t happen but it went viral
blame Israel for the consequences
break silence stop this aggression
inflame the entire region
About the Poem
Found poetry from an article about Israeli police raiding the Al-Aqsa Mosque during a time of high tensions. The violence was stoked by far-right groups on social media — typical of our society today even in the U.S.
About the Author
James Gilmore is a U.S.-based writer, poet, and advocate for human and animal rights.