Selected Poems
Mahmoud Darwish
Why it was banned
Reported by B'Tselem as a book prohibited by the IDF in the West Bank.
Censorship history
Reported by B'Tselem as prohibited by the IDF in the West Bank. Multiple collections by Mahmoud Darwish were banned in the occupied territories. His poetry — invoking land, exile, and Palestinian identity — was considered politically inflammatory by the Israeli military administration.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | —lifted | Political | ||
| Reported by B'Tselem as prohibited by the IDF in the West Bank | ||||