Verses for Liberation: A Poetic Call to Endorse Full Boycott for Palestine by Dr. Afreen Hashmi


From the river to the sea
Palestine will be free
Only when you stop paying fee
For bombs, ammunition and soldiers' salary
Don't just Boycott periodically 
Cancel those products for eternity

Author: Dr. Afreen Hashmi


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