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"mykelbe -- there are indeed many other territorial disputes. i have written songs about some of them as well -- most notably the territorial dispu..."
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"mykelbe -- there are indeed many other territorial disputes. i have written songs about some of them as well -- most notably the territorial dispute that is the united states, all built on stolen land, some stolen fairly recently. in any case, that doesn't make this one any less important, does it?
in terms of "wiping israel off the map," what many palestinians and other reasonable people around the world want to "wipe off the map" is israeli apartheid -- not the jewish people."
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Listening to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress the other day, I wrote this musical response.
For a long time now, every t...
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Listening to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress the other day, I wrote this musical response.
For a long time now, every time I hear an Israeli patriot or apologist complaining that such-and-such a group or government won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state, I always wonder -- even if there is a good reason the Christians, Muslims and atheists of Palestine should live under some form of Jewish rule, how does one go about recognizing the legitimacy of a state that itself won't disclose exactly what its borders are? How does that work? Nobody seems to know. Ask the next Israeli you meet and see what they say. Where are your country's borders?
Israeli Geography 101
Netanyahu is in a tizzy, his eyes are filled with hate
He said the problem with those Arabs is they won't recognize a Jewish state
He said those Palestinians just won't come around
To accepting Jewish rule on their holy ground
He said the Arabs don't accept their new neighbors in the 'hood
Those ungrateful regimes don't respect us as they should
Well I don't want to upset anyone or to unduly take to task
But if a state wants recognition it seems reasonable to ask
Where are your borders drawn in black and white?
Do they include the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights?
I heard him speaking to the Congress, getting his 29th standing o
He said we need our security from those terrorists, don't you know
If you want security, I wonder if you'd say it's true
That the Palestinians should have security too
'Cause if you want security it seems only fair
That you should also grant it to the people over there
And maybe you could answer, though the question is a sin
Just where your country ends and your neighbors' lands begin
Tell me, where are your borders drawn in black and white?
Do they include the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights?
He said we're the only democracy in the Middle East
Or actually, he said, the only viable one at least
The PA isn't viable 'cause they didn't vote Abbas
They voted for those terrorists that they call Hamas
So we can't recognize them -- though we wish they would agree
That we stole their land quite fairly here by the Mediterranean Sea
We stole it fair and square -- we stole it just like you
If you don't like you're an anti-Semite -- whether you're a Muslim or a Jew
OK, right. But tell me -- where are your borders drawn in black and white?
Do they include the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights?
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Described by Amy Goodman as the "musical version of Democracy Now!," Rovics is an internationally celebrated political folks musician. Da...
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Described by Amy Goodman as the "musical version of Democracy Now!," Rovics is an internationally celebrated political folks musician. David has traveled the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser, and regularly tours on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
He has shared the stage with a veritable of who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.
Palestine Online Store (http://www.palestineonlinestore.com/) is the web's leading website marketing products from or about Palestine.
This event was filmed at MonkeyWrench Books (http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org).
This is a zgraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
http://zgraphix.org
Lyrics to Song for My Broken Heart : Nothing's changed for me When I see your face I see the dawn And like you, it's filled with grace When I look into your eyes I see all that I have known I see a red sunrise And the kindness you have shown
Nothing's changed for me Now when I think about those days I feel a tremble in my knee And my impression never fades Oh, to touch your golden skin And the fullness of your smile I bemoan the state I'm in And I love you all the while
'Cause nothing's changed for me And like everybody here I'm so glad that you could make it It's so good to have you near For your words I laugh and cry And as I look around I'm sure I'm surrounded by your lovers Only one of many more
But nothing's changed for me I still yearn for your embrace Sometimes I close my eyes And then I gaze upon your face I know everything must end But I remember our last kiss I recall your parting glance And there's so much more I miss
'Cause nothing's changed for me Except you went away You're moving on And I'm stuck in yesterday So I'll wish you all that's good And I'll make a toast for you For all the places you may travel And for whatever you may do
'Cause nothing's changed for me I'm still in love so much I know I'll be okay But I miss your gentle touch There are songs for victories Songs for things that fall apart This is just a song For my broken heart
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Described by Amy Goodman as the "musical version of Democracy Now!," Rovics is an internationally celebrated political folks musician. Da...
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Described by Amy Goodman as the "musical version of Democracy Now!," Rovics is an internationally celebrated political folks musician. David has traveled the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser, and regularly tours on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.
He has shared the stage with a veritable of who's who of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch elsewhere, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.
Palestine Online Store (http://www.palestineonlinestore.com) is the web's leading website marketing products from or about Palestine.
This was filmed at MonkeyWrench Books (http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org).
This is a zgraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
http://zgraphix.org
Lyrics to Lebanon (2006)
Two soldiers had been captured They'd crossed to the other side Two soldiers taken prisoner Several others died This is how it started So said the Jewish state Forget about '96, '82 '67, '48
Two soldiers taken hostage And by the Sea of Galilee We must defend our borders Wherever they may be We must defend our soldiers Wherever they're deployed Two of them are captured One country is destroyed
Somewhere in Tel Aviv Generals drawing battle lines For the town where Jesus Turned water into wine On the ten-year anniversary Of a massacre of children They thought it was a good idea To massacre some children
Anyone in the south I heard Ehud Olmert say Everyone's a target And may be killed today And if your home has turned to rubble It may be pulverized some more 'Cause two soldiers have been captured And we gotta settle up the score
A hundred thousand homes Levelled to the ground Every olive branch on offer Burned where it was found Every chance at dialogue Rejected right on cue If you're gonna burn your bridges You might as well bomb them too
They even bombed the prison Where they used to torture fighters Where they had the dogs and leashes Cigarettes and lighters Where they were kept shackled Not allowed to stand Where they torched the forests Turned them into sand
Who's the terrorist now? And the entire world watches A few thousand demonstrate Governments take action All too little or too late All the telephones are ringing In case you couldn't read the signs This is the IDF And you're in the firing line
Condoleeza came to visit For about an hour She thought it was a party Some kind of baby shower She said these were the birth pangs Of a brand new morn But in the hospitals today All the babies were stillborn
The stars and stripes among the ruins Say where they were made In case anybody wonders About all that military aid In case anybody wonders About the mines around the farms Or why so many toddlers Are missing legs and arms
Or why so many of them ask Exactly what was meant By wiping out their homes And then sending them a tent Or why if you ask them Who is Nasrallah They'll tell you he's our leader And we all are Hezbollah
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Anne T.
You seem very confused..
Lisa
David Rovics is the GREAT HUMAN, GREAT MUSICIAN - and GREAT MAN and hypocrisy kller
- history should never forgot! :)
Seems to me that you're lucky treason is no longer a hanging offence... at least, not in the USA.. so thank your lucky stars for the freedom of speech you enjoy and say a prayer of THANKS to the BRAVE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN OF THE USA AND UK.