2007
Makes a perfect Christams gift for co-workers and friends…beautiful art combined with important dates marking the struggle the Palestinians have been enduring for the past 58 years for everyone - whether Arab, American, British, Irish, etc - to remember.
PalestineCalendar.org aims to keep significant dates of the Palestinian issue alive in the world’s mind. Because Palestinian history is replete with human tragedies, many of the dates are commemorations of massacres and assassinations inflicted by the State of Israel. It is important to remind the world community about these atrocities whenever their anniversaries come up. Atrocities that are forgotten, or ignored, will be repeated, as we continue seeing in today’s events.
This website is dedicated to the memory of all Palestinians killed in the conflict with Israel, as well as the Palestinians displaced from their homes and their descendants who are languishing in the deplorable conditions of the refugee camps to this very day.
You can support [this] work by purchasing [the] 2007 calendar “The Exodus & the Odyssey,” featuring the political art of Tamam Al-Akhal-Shammout, who witnessed the Palestinian catastrophe in 1948.
The Witness: The doves, without eyes, beaks, or legs, are caged within barbed wire. How can peace move forward in such circumstances? Israel has wrought havoc to the Palestinian infrastructure, destroying our agriculture and industry. But as long as Palestinian mothers bear children, the next generation will pass on the torch of resistance.
Palestinian Poppies: Beautiful poppy flowers dominate the Palestinian landscape in the spring. Their vivid color inspires us and gives us hope. The Israeli occupiers systematically destroy our land and our trees in an attempt to uproot our hopes and squelch our dreams. Nevertheless, spring will come, and the poppies will bloom again, and so too will our dreams.
Jaffa: Bride of the Sea: Jaffa, the city of oranges and one of the oldest cities on the Mediterranean. The Canaanites called it “Yafi,” meaning beautiful. In season, the colors of ripe oranges on the trees filled me with joy, as did the happy rituals associated with picking and shipping the fruit across the blue Mediterranean.
April:
Jaffa: Harbor of Abundance Our home was in the old City of Jaffa; its windows framed the clear blue sea. The bustle of the harbor intertwined with the ancient mellowed stone of the old buildings to form a mosaic of color and beauty. In the late afternoons, when the fishing boats returned home with their catch, the harbor teemed with life and excitement.
November:
Olives and Oranges: To the Palestinians, the olive tree is sacred and blessed, and has become a national symbol. But Israel continues to uproot and destroy our olive trees in its ongoing effort to erase our heritage and our connection to the land. The famed Jaffa oranges also had filled European markets long before the creation of the State of Israel. But today, even as our oranges are described as “Israeli,” we know that our Palestine will continue to be the source of giving, and our trees will continue to bear fruit, no matter what.
September:
Do Not Forsake: The Steed The Arab horse, symbol of Arab pride and strength is hemmed in on all sides. He is bound by restrictions and obstructions, unable to realize his capacity to give and achieve and unable to realize his hopes and dreams.
Very inspirational, is educational and serves as a reminder. I am ordering a bunch of them… View the full inside of the Calendar… Support this project, purchase a calendar!
