Palestine

Vigil for Gaza

In Portland, Oregon we’re having a weekly vigil for Gaza every Sunday from 12-2 pm at 12th and Hawthrone SE.  When I’m in town I’ll be there with guitar and a little sound system (Bose S1).  Please come, tell your friends, and plan on speaking or reading a poem or singing a song if you’re up for it.  We’d especially like musicians and artists to be part of it, because that’s what will make this grow.

On Tour

We take our songs against the genocide on the road regularly.  Next tour is in the midwest.

Soundcloud Playlist

All the songs I’ve written about the genocide of the Palestinian people from October, 2023 to the present.  You’ll also find almost all of these songs on Spotify and other music streaming platforms.  All the music is ready to be played through a sound system at a protest near you.

Music videos

Various music videos made by Frontyard Films, Gregg Weiss, Chet Gardiner, and an anonymous Iranian filmmaker, all of songs from Notes from a Holocaust or more recent songs about the genocide.

Notes From A Holocaust album on Bandcamp

Notes From A Holocaust Songbook

The songs are not just for listening to or playing through sound systems at protests (though they are most definitely for that, too).  They’re also meant to be sung, recorded by other people, and adapted as they may see fit.  Anyone is welcome to download a free Notes From A Holocaust SONGBOOK with lyrics and chord charts for all the tracks, in alphabetical order.

Writings

Since October, 2023

Gaza Ghetto Uprising — Counterpunch, October 9th, 2023

Israel’s 9/11:  Counting the Ways — Substack, October 12th, 2023

Genocidal Ironies — Substack, October 14th, 2023

Alternate Realities and Cycles of Genocide — Substack, October 19th, 2023

Portland Jews Say No to Genocide — Substack, October 20th, 2023

How Do We Stop This Genocide? — Substack, October 24th, 2023

The Geopolitics of Genocide and the Social Engineering of Complicity — Substack, October 27th, 2023

The German Question — Substack, November 22nd, 2023

Building Cultures of Resistance — Substack, November 29th, 2023

From Battersea to Burnside Bridge — Substack, December 17th, 2023

“Save The Pigs” — Substack, December 18th, 2023

United Front Against Genocide — Substack, December 30th, 2023

The Israel lobby tries to cancel my gig in Leicester — Substack, February 26th, 2024

What Are the Pro-Israel Trolls Trying to Accomplish? — Substack, March 2nd, 2024

Wadi Gaza is Arabic for Babi Yar and Aaron Bushnell is American for Szmuel Zygelboym— Counterpunch, March 8th, 2024

South By Southwest By Middle East — Substack, March 15th, 2024

Genocide In Review — Substack, March 24th, 2024

What the Israeli Ambassador Said — Substack, March 30th, 2024

UK Zionist Lobby Harassment of Me Continues — Substack, April 4th, 2024

The Hasbara Trolls Switch Platforms — Substack, April 12th, 2024

Some Thoughts on the Campus Protests — Substack, April 30th, 2024

Genocide and the Deafening Silence — Counterpunch, May 19th, 2025

More on Palestine

More writings, audio, and videos, mostly from prior to 2023.