“Apartheid is not Normal”
“Normalize This” is a free form, spoken word poem from Remi Kanazi. Kanazi is a Palestinian-American born to Palestinian immigrants. Kanazi’s grandmother was pregnant with his mother when she left Palestine in 1947. Around this time there was a great exodus or “nukba” of indigenous Palestinians, just as the land was being annexed to create the new state of Israel. Kanazi’s father left Haifa after the occupation had already taken place. Born in New York City in 1981, Kanazi has only ever seen his homeland as a visitor, with his country being under occupation for the entirety of his life. Kanazi’s feelings on this situation are represently vividly within “Normalize This”.
After the atrocities of World War Two, the United Nations, decided that the end of the British Mandate for Palestine was set for midnight on 14 May 1948, and a new “Jewish state” would be founded which is presently known as Israel. Borders were agreed upon, albeit by outside forces without much thought given to the people who were already living there, but Israel has been expanding itself into territory ever since its inception. Israeli occupation of Palestinian land has become a major point of contention for many in the world including amongst amyriad other things, gross human rights violations and blatant disrepect for international law with seeming impunity. Normalize this is a call for more than equality and basic human rights for the palestinian people , this is a rally cry calling for a complete upheaval of the present status quo. Not only for a two state solution but, for reparations and a society where the jewish zionists who have settled receive …show more content…
"Remi Kanazi." ABOUT REMI -. Self-published, 1 Apr. 2012. Web. 03 Apr. 2016.
Kanazi, Remi. Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine. New York: RoR Pub., 2011. Print.
Koppel, Ted. "Nelson Mandela Comparing Israel to Apartheid." YouTube. YouTube, 31 Jan. 2014. Web. 03 Apr.
“Normalize This” is a free form, spoken word poem from Remi Kanazi. Kanazi is a Palestinian-American born to Palestinian immigrants. Kanazi’s grandmother was pregnant with his mother when she left Palestine in 1947. Around this time there was a great exodus or “nukba” of indigenous Palestinians, just as the land was being annexed to create the new state of Israel. Kanazi’s father left Haifa after the occupation had already taken place. Born in New York City in 1981, Kanazi has only ever seen his homeland as a visitor, with his country being under occupation for the entirety of his life. Kanazi’s feelings on this situation are represently vividly within “Normalize This”.
After the atrocities of World War Two, the United Nations, decided that the end of the British Mandate for Palestine was set for midnight on 14 May 1948, and a new “Jewish state” would be founded which is presently known as Israel. Borders were agreed upon, albeit by outside forces without much thought given to the people who were already living there, but Israel has been expanding itself into territory ever since its inception. Israeli occupation of Palestinian land has become a major point of contention for many in the world including amongst amyriad other things, gross human rights violations and blatant disrepect for international law with seeming impunity. Normalize this is a call for more than equality and basic human rights for the palestinian people , this is a rally cry calling for a complete upheaval of the present status quo. Not only for a two state solution but, for reparations and a society where the jewish zionists who have settled receive …show more content…
"Remi Kanazi." ABOUT REMI -. Self-published, 1 Apr. 2012. Web. 03 Apr. 2016.
Kanazi, Remi. Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine. New York: RoR Pub., 2011. Print.
Koppel, Ted. "Nelson Mandela Comparing Israel to Apartheid." YouTube. YouTube, 31 Jan. 2014. Web. 03 Apr.