Jenin is crying
the youth are defying
people are dying
Zionism is killing
fascism is rising
Europe is denying
Jenin is resisting
Jenin
Oh Jenin&hellip
My Jenin
Jenin is SUMUD صمود
Jenin -from the spring of gardens
revolutionaries flower
Jenin
our beloved Jenin
– Hassen Lorgat has worked in trade union movement civic associations and anti apartheid sports movement led by the South African Council on Sports (SACOS) as well as NGOs for the past while. He is active with the SA BDS Coalition. He is currently the manager of Policy and Advocacy for the Bench Marks Foundation. His poem appeared in the Palestine Chronicle.