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| Israel-Palestine |
| Palestinians celebrate with poetry |
| 2005-08-19 |
| ...and lovely stuff it is. Palestinians have composed a number of "victory" poems and songs that will be recited during celebrations in the evacuated settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank. In addition, Palestinian artists have been encouraged to present drawings depicting the Israeli pullout as a victory. On Wednesday, some 30 artists participated in a contest in Gaza City during which they painted different types of graffiti on the walls of buildings. Some drew portraits of Yasser Arafat, while others painted a map of the Gaza Strip in which Palestinian Authority areas appeared in green and the settlements in black. Rasha Salim painted a large picture of a shining sun as a symbol of hope after the withdrawal. "The shining of the sun symbolizes the defeat of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip," she said. Tawkif Jibril and his twin brother, Majed, drew pictures of prisoners behind Israeli bars and Jerusalem surrounded by a fence and concrete slabs. They said the pictures expressed the hope the prisoners would be released and Jerusalem liberated after disengagement. Most of the poems and songs laud the "resistance" for its role in driving Israel out of the Gaza Strip and urge Palestinians to prepare for the next struggle to liberate Haifa, Jaffa and Jerusalem. Entitled "The Joy of Victory," one of the most popular poems was written by Dr. Kamal Ghnaim. It reads: "O Palestine, be prepared, God's promise and imminent victory are nearing. O Jerusalem, rejoice! We are coming after long patience. "Rejoice, for the darkness is fading despite the craftiness of the aggressor. Call out to Jaffa and Haifa that the Muslims are marching toward them." Poet Khamis Lutfi wrote: "No stranger has ever lasted on our land. Our history has testified to this. Peace with you [Israel] will remain a lie and your continued existence is impossible. You will vanish and we will continue to exist. "The sky and the air will be ours, as well as the moist and the gentle breeze. Today, tomorrow and the memories are ours. So are Jerusalem, Hebron, Jaffa and Haifa and the Galilee. All of Palestine is ours, from the river to the sea. O modern barbarians, go away! You came as invaders and the time has come to leave. Don't lie by saying that you have a homeland here. We will destroy you and we will chase you forever." Under the title "Victory Wedding," Fida Awni wrote: "O Arab soldiers rise, for the land is longing for its knights! The land is missing the grandchildren of Saladin and Othman who, with swords, established their states. O God be generous and grant me victory, for I'm greatly yearning to see Jerusalem. Acre is calling out to the heroes to come now and revolt. O Gaza, after you it will be Haifa and all the other cities. O Jaffa, we promise you that we will come." Khalil Amr of Hebron described in a song how Israel was retreating from the Gaza Strip under fire: "O brothers listen - I have something to tell you about Gaza. The enemy is being wiped out. They are leaving proud Gaza in panic and to the noises of explosions and gunshots." Another song composed by Ibtisam Mustafa called upon the armed groups to prepare for the liberation of all Palestine: "O brigades be prepared, Gaza has been restored! Start preparing to liberate the rest of the land. Drive the Zionist out. O Hamas, let's liberate Jerusalem with the help of your soldiers and glorious rockets." Yeah, I'm optimistic... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #15 *happy sigh* I do love our talented Rantburg poets! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-08-19 23:14 |
| #14 Paleos are red, Gaza is blue, the Paleos are terrorists and should be eliminated too. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-19 21:45 |
| #13 So, the Vogons just got bumped to fourth worst, now? |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-08-19 20:53 |
| #12 just offering a post-gaza Paleo epitaph: We thought we won. We were wrong....and dead |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-19 18:56 |
| #11 No song. Just 3 Palestinian Limericks There once was a suicide bomber from Jericho, Who strapped himself to plastique and nails ready to go! IDF says halt, His legs made a vault, But the head and shoulders are still quit low! There was an interfadite from Bethlehem, Who said his AK-47 gun was quite a gem, He lifted to fire, To fill virgins desire, But failed when his schmock tangled by its hem. There once was a man named Arafat. Who thought of his abilities quite a lot. But a habit he did hide, And of AIDS he has died, And now do his bones most slowly rot. |
| Posted by: Ogeretla 2005 2005-08-19 18:41 |
| #10 ima love quality hikoo roses red mostly pali womens purple yep FIRE FOR BEST EFFECT Ima indebt to MRR radio blog for special hikoo insight. |
| Posted by: HalfEmpty 2005-08-19 17:15 |
| #9 It's not all that racist Penguin. I recommend you read the excellent novel Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif if you want to get an authentic feel for the culture of Arabia in all of its glorius unreality. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-08-19 16:45 |
| #8 arab culture was great long ago what went wrong can Bush revive it? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-08-19 16:39 |
| #7 I hate to sound racist, but this poetic references to bravely throwing out the Israelis makes me wonder if all their works of culture aren't delusional when it comes to reality. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-08-19 16:15 |
| #6 It's the Joooo and the Americans, but mostly the Jooooos. When they're all gone, it'll be the Joooos living in America, and the rest of the Americans. After that, it'll just be the Americanss. After that, I don't care. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-08-19 15:57 |
| #5 It's gonna suck to be them when it all turns to shit and they look around and they got no one to blame but themselves. Ha! Like that'd happen... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-19 15:37 |
| #4 Jews leave abbas cojenes enough? popcorn |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-08-19 15:33 |
| #3 arik said enough with the pals lets haul and to be extra safe lets build a wall if youre smart, you wont start, the terrorist part or your hopes for a state, they will fall |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-08-19 15:30 |
| #2 The land is missing the grandchildren of Saladin and Othman who, with swords, established their states. No, what it Arab world is missing is a modern Saladin or Othman. You know: a capable, highly intelligent leader None of you idiots qualify. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-08-19 15:07 |
| #1 I'm optimistic.....that the Gaza strip will decend into Somalia like civil war. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-19 15:02 |