Saturday, March 22, 2008

O… Gaza Students…


O… Gaza Students…

Arabic poem

By: Nizar Qabani

Translated by: Adib S. Kawar

O… Gaza Students…

teach us…

we forgot…


Teach us…

How men to become…

Paste our men became..

Teach us…

How stones become…

In our kids hands…

Precious diamonds…

A milk bottle…

If detained…

To a knife it turns to be…

How kids bicycles…

Dynamite they become…

And how a silk ribbon

An ambush it becomes


O… Gaza students…

Don't bother…

With our broadcasting stations…

Hit…

Hit…

With all your might…

And decide…

And for permission…

You should not request …

Permission or approval that never comes…


We are a people of arithmetic…

Addition…

Subtraction…

Wage your wars…

And abandon us…

Deserters we are…

From the army..

Get your ropes…

And hang us…



Dead we are…

Without graves…

And orphans…

Eyes we don't have…

In our holes we stayed hidden…

And we ordered you…

To fight the dragon!!!

Facing you dwarfed we became…

And retreated…

A thousand centuries…

While in a month…

You grew millennia…

O… Gaza students…

Don't go back to…

Our writings to reread us…

Your fathers we are…

Don't look like us…

Different you should be…

Your idols we are…

But don't worship us…

Addicted we are…

To political kat*…

Oppression…

Grave yards we build…

And prisons…

To liberate us…

From our fear complex

And expel…

Opium from our heads…


Teach us…

The art of adhering to our soil…

And Christ don't leave sad…


Our beloved young ones…

Greetings…

May God make your days…

Jasmines…


From the cracks of our desolated land…

Like jennies …

You sprang out…

And in our wounds…

Musk roses you planted…


This is the copybook's revolution…

And ink…

And on lips be melodies…

Shower us with…

Heroism…

And pride…

This is the Zionist era…

An illusion…

That shall surely collapse…

If the will we have…


You mad people of Gaza…

A thousand greetings...

To the mad…

If they liberate us…

The political mind…

We left behind us…

So madness teach us…

* kat = light narcotic plant which is chewed

Monday, March 17, 2008

Disgrace for Democracy: 51 Palestinian MPs and Ministers are

Detained in Israeli prisons along with 11.870 Palestinian citizens

By Iqbal Tamimi

17/3/2008


A serious crime and new political slap in the face for democracy is committed by the Zionist system against representatives of the Palestinian people by the abduction of the Palestinian ministers and MPs.

The latest of which was the arrest of MP Ahmed al-Haj from the city of Nablus on 16/12/2007. Al-Haj is over Seventy-years old.

Earlier on the 10th MP Dr. Miriam Saleh Minister for Women in the Palestinian government has been abducted too. Dr Miriam is a member in the Legislative Council from Ramallah governorate.

The Minister of Palestinian Prisoner is in prison since many years... for the fifth time.

There are more than 11.870 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, 117 of them are mothers. Some give birth while chained, and their children are forced to live in the cells where they do not live their childhood or play or go out.

(237 prisoners) had been arrested more than 15 years.

I don't have to tell you about lack of healthy conditions, or medical negligence. Some prisoners are denied warm clothes sent to them by their families.
They are held in 30 different prisons and detention centres.
1189 prisoner are schools, collages, and universities students of both genders, more than 400 of the detained are children. The youngest is the baby Youssef (40 days old). His mother Fatima Alzzik (42) is from Alshojaeeyah camp in Gaza. She was arrested more than 8 months ago, and imprisoned now at "Hasharon" Israeli jail along with 110 other Palestinian women prisoners.

There are 107 Palestinian teachers in Israeli prisons. 1150 Palestinian prisoner suffer acute illnesses.

A large number of the detained are denied visits by family members.

Thousands of Palestinian detainees in the Negev desert prison and other detention camps such as Ofer prison near the town of Ramallah, Hawara, Qadumim, Megiddo, Nafha, Beer Sheva, Ashkelon and other prisons are shivering from the cold under waves of rain and snowfall coming from northern regions of the world especially that some are detained inside tents made of cloth surrounded by walls open to the cruel cold of the desert, living in wet tents caused by snow falls and rain, sleeping on boards made of wood which gets soaked wet.

Israel arrested 20% of the total number of citizens living in Palestine over the last decades, and this is the largest percentage in the world.


Soon in April 17th is the International day of prisoners. I hope you can join in denouncing what the Israeli government is doing to those prisoners, and demand their release to join their families.

Do not rely on journalism to get the news, journalist were the first to be attacked and harassed so that you do not know what was going on.

The records documented 1147 aggressive attacks on journalists by the Israelis. Only between 28th of September 2000, and 31st of March 2007.

Please sign the petition and buy those prisoners some happiness.
We are hoping to get at least 11.000 signatures, one for each prisoner, and present this petition to International Human Rights bodies like Amnesty International, and United Nations. Please Circulate this petition to all the people you can get the message through to them. It is about time we show solidarity for each other on human level.

Please sign this petition

Iqbal Tamimi

Press Freedom Desk Officer / EJN

University of the West of England

Tel: +44 (0) 121 247 9130

Email: ejn@mediawise.org.uk

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The actual presidential election's deadlock in Beirut
placed in it its right geopolitical and historical context.
(The front-line)
When the Hittites or the Hexosses
were fighting the Pharaohs,
Lebanon ( or rather Phoenicia) was the front line.
When the Persians were in conflict
with the same Pharaohs,
Phoenicia ( or rather Lebanon)
was again the front line.
When the Greeks of Athens rivalled and
protagonised with the Persian Empire,
then Phoenicia , the Land of Canaan,
was the first and only Front line.
When Byzantia and the Arabs made wars
the Front line was Phoenicia-Syria.
When the Crusaders were robbing the East
the Front line was nowhere-else but,
Palestine-Lebanon-Syria.
When Napoleon wanted to invade the Ottoman Empire
the Front line was Palestine-Akka.......and not Vienna !
When the criminal-nostalgic-colonialists wanted
to revive their vanishing-glories ,
they created an Israel inside Palestine,
south of Lebanon and south of Syria.
When the third world decided to emancipate itself
and to liberate its existence.....
the Suez Canal was nationalised
and the Liberation of Palestine was born......
that happened , on the same spot where Napoleon
and others have " left some feathers " :
on the FRONT LINE of two Worlds..
Today and now , Condi Rice and George Bush
meet President al Assad and President Ahmedinejad
on the street of Beirut......
on the same spot where the Crusaders robbed the Mosques ,
where ,the Greeks slaughtered Persians ,
and where the Turks robbed the Arabs.....and Greeks.
Who shall win in Beirut ?? this time........
who shall place his vassal as a president ,
and call it democracy .
Is the Land of Canaan part of the Occident ?
or
it is where the sun rises....??
Al Mashrek !!
Raja Chemayel
the volunteer-vassal of historical-truth.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Israel shall be dismantled

Gamal Abdel Nasser getting rid of our worries....(1967)
Do not worry about Gaza
because ,Israel shall be dismantled.
Do not worry about Palestine
because, Israel shall be dismantled.
Do not worry about Israel
because, the USA shall re-fabricate any Truth.
Worry about Israel,
because lies are not eternal.
Worry about the USA ,
because hegemony cannot be eternal.
Worry about the Truth,
because it is the target of all evil-doers
Worry first about your own worries
and then worry about the others........
In the mean time do not worry about
because , Iran who has no Atomic Bomb
but worry rather about those who do have an atomic bomb,
instead.
Worry about hose who do have a bomb
and who ,at the same time,
oppress those who have no electricity,
no water , no fuel , no borders , no flag and no country.
No airport , no port and no passport.......
And finally ,
remember what my mother always tells me :
Do not worry your worries until your worries start worrying you !!
Raja Chemayel
worrying about my writings...............

Isn't this soldier brave enough, even with his gun ,to look into

my eyes before pulling one of them off????

16 mar 2003


The 5th anniversary of Rachel's DEATH by Israeli's hands.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Home

The world is not yours

The world isn't yours ,
To conquer ,
Others lives aren't yours ,
To vanquish ,
You're not entitled ,
To peace of mind ,
When you kill innocents from behind ,
Our minds are not yours ,
To fill with lies and hate,
You lose sympathy ,
Through your own lack of empathy ,
You may own the world ,
But take it from me ,
One day the world will disown you .

Tuesday, March 11, 2008


Rabbis Letter to 'His Excellency Sayyed Nasrallah'

09/03/2008

We always have and always will, with the help of the Almighty, remain unaffiliated and estranged from this aberration and the will of Satan,

"Zionism and the state of Israel".

This state of "Israel", according to the Almighty's Torah, must and will eventually end.
Let us all pray and beseech Him, to bring about the total, peaceful and speedy dismantlement of this illegitimate state soon in our days. With the Almighty's benevolence, may He make this happen, without any further pain or suffering.

Amen.



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To the Distinguished People of Lebanon
Assalam Alaikum
May the Almighty`s blessings be on all of you, your families, and all our esteemed brethren in Lebanon.
We speak to you as the voice and messengers of true Jewry — the Jewish people, true to the Almighty`s Torah, from around the world.
Less than a month has passed since we have addressed an open letter to Dr. Al-Zahar, and the people of Gaza and the rest of Palestine.
In this letter, with the help of the Almighty, we expressed our hurt, sorrow and frustration in regard to the atrocities perpetrated by the wholly illegitimate (according to the laws of the Torah, the Jewish Law) state of "Israel."
We stated that we have addressed Dr. Al-Zahar personally to offer our condolences and commiserate with his loss. We further stated that in truth we should be offering our condolences to every family that has incurred a loss through this evil entity, the Zionist state of "Israel", but tragically the list of victims is daunting. What we should have stated is that we should personally write and personally visit each and every inhabitant of Gaza and the entire Palestine to express the feelings of our hearts and our entire being, our sorrow, felt at the suffering of this innocent nation at the hands of an entity that is declared, ruled, and sealed by the Holy Torah and our Rabbinical authorities, as totally forbidden.
Furthermore, all the Palestinian people, their relatives and offspring, spread out around the globe, must hear and feel our empathy, our support, our constant and intense prayers offered up to the Almighty, for them. For after all, we know that every one of these people has been deeply affected by the Zionist State.
Your Excellency, Sayyed Nasrallah, our feelings in regard to the people of Lebanon, are exactly the same.
We have heard you speak just recently at the funeral of the assassinated Mr. Imad Mughniyah and many times previously. Hence, we know that you and your organization are deeply aware that there is a distinct difference between Zionism and Judaism and that there is a large segment of Jewish people, whether in occupied Palestine or throughout the world, who are entirely opposed to Zionism and the state of "Israel".
Further, a delegation of our Rabbis was guest in your magnificent country of Lebanon, and was hosted by your organization, the Hezbollah. We were there to attend the Conference of the International Union of Parliamentarians for the Defense of the Palestinian Cause.
The respect and graciousness that was extended to our group was beyond exemplary. At that time, thanks to the Almighty, we had the opportunity to see and experience at first hand, the fact that the Arab and Muslim people despite their long-suffering at the hands of Zionism have not fallen prey to the influences of evil.
We were confronted with love and friendship wherever we turned. Concern for our comfort was the first priority of every individual, wherever we traveled throughout Lebanon. Only then, after these good people were assured of our well-being, were we shown the suffering that they have incurred through the Zionist occupation. To our surprise and to their praise, this was all shown to us, without any accusations directed at our Rabbis or the Jewish nation.
The Muslim and Arab people obviously still remember that we don't have a religious conflict and that we have co-existed in harmony for hundreds of years. Many obviously understand the difference between Zionism and Judaism.
May we just mention three very moving experiences that we had in Lebanon that has left an indelible impression on our hearts.
We went to the former Khiam detention center and saw the shocking tortures that the Lebanese have suffered so many years, and that the world ignores. (We have heard that the Zionists destroyed this detention center entirely in the recent incursion in Lebanon to obliterate any memory of these tortures.)
We visited the sad confines of the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps; we spoke to the Palestinian people there and lit candles at the Martyrs Square, where the infamous massacre was perpetrated. At these two places our tears flowed at these needless and tragic sufferings that are ongoing and are contrary to any logic or human rights (which we refer to as Godly rights).
Then we had the opportunity and the privilege of holding a demonstration against Zionism and the state of "Israel", right across the Zionist occupation, at Fatima's Gate, the connecting point of Lebanon and the Zionist occupation. Of course, many of our brethren who reside in the Zionist occupation constantly demonstrate against the state from within at great personal cost. They are brutally beaten or arrested, etc.
Also, we want to make you and our brethren, the people of Lebanon, aware that after the recent Zionist attack on Lebanon, Jewish people throughout the world joined in demonstrations in support of the Lebanese people. In Canada, U.K. and the U.S. we of the religious Jewish community had our Rabbis speaking at almost all the main rallies to express our vehement condemnations and opposition to the cruel and murderous attack on Lebanon. This was beside the demonstrations that were orchestrated solely by our Jewish religious communities globally(1).
We now turn to Your Excellency, Sayyed Nasrallah ever so humbly, and ask you to accept our words and to convey these words with the following message to the citizens of Lebanon and to the Palestinian people in refugee camps in your country.
May we reiterate that we speak to you as the voice and messengers of true Jewry — the Jewish people, true to the Almighty's Torah, from around the world.
Although we are limited in the means of expressing our deepest and true feelings, by the barriers of words, nevertheless, the Jewish people humbly offer to you and all of Lebanon, Gaza and the entire Palestine, a few words, to attempt to convey our support, deepest sorrow and heartfelt sympathy that we all feel for you, in this present tragic and traumatic time.
Once again may we state it would be only proper and fitting, that we personally write to and address each and everyone who has fallen victim of the Zionist state of "Israel". Unfortunately and how tragic, the list of victims is daunting.
May our few and humble words be a message of consolation, friendship, loyalty and support to you, the people of Lebanon, and to the people of Gaza and the entire Palestine.
True Jews around the world, of course including in the entire Palestine, never have and with the help of the Almighty, never will accept the ideology of Zionism and never will recognize the realization of its heretical plan, the state of "Israel".
Our sole bond is with the Almighty and His Torah. Our sage's state that we are required to emulate the Almighty, "just as the Almighty is compassionate, so are we to be compassionate."
We always have and always will, with the help of the Almighty, remain unaffiliated and estranged from this aberration and the will of Satan, "Zionism and the state of Israel".
May we remind you, that the Almighty has clearly and explicitly commanded us, the Jewish people, since the destruction of the temple, around two thousand years ago, to be humble and loyal citizens in every country in which we reside. Furthermore, we are not to rebel against nations, we are not to attempt to end our exile. We are forbidden to create our own state or own entity.
We are to pray for, yearn for, and wait patiently for, the day when the Almighty will reveal his glory throughout the world.
At that time, all humanity together, will go up to the Holy Land, in harmony and brotherhood, to serve the Almighty in joy and peace.
Around one hundred years ago, the Zionists began arriving in Palestine in order to bring to fruition the realization of their dream, the transformation of Judaism from a religion into a nationalism. And so began the sorrowful and bitter history of the rebellion, the mutiny against the Almighty, which eventually evolved into the illegitimate state of "Israel".
Since the creation of the state of "Israel", the Palestinian people and at a later date, the Lebanese people have continuously suffered indescribably. They have been oppressed, beaten, murdered, humiliated, displaced and expelled.
Although, this letter and the present moment, is not the proper place and time to delve into the issue of our personal suffering at the Zionist regime's hands, still we feel it is necessary to bring these facts to the Arab people's attention. Our sages state that to know that many people share ones suffering, alleviates the suffering somewhat. Also, it is to demonstrate to all, the sincerity in our opposition to this tumorous growth on the Jewish nation — the so-called state of "Israel".
Therefore, let us state that since these sinners and atheists, Theodore Herzl and his cohorts, raised their repugnant voices in promulgating their ideology of the devil, the heresy of Zionism, Jewish people too, have suffered indescribably both physically and spiritually at their hands.
Our God fearing brethren throughout the entire Palestine, have been and are continually beaten, murdered, imprisoned and oppressed, since the beginning of Zionism up until today(2). They are and have always been the victims of these same perpetrators of evil, who are oppressing the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
Let it be known that our true leaders, the Rabbis and Sages in Palestine, the Middle-East, Europe, and throughout the world, have vociferously and most fervently expressed their total opposition to Zionism and the state of "Israel", since its inception. They have decried and condemned all the evils that it has wrought, the oppression of the Palestinian people, and more recently the Lebanese people. They have decried the oppression of the religious Jews and the state of "Israel's" constant attempts, at eradicating and destroying anything that is Godly and religious. They have tirelessly and fearlessly publicly demonstrated, at great self sacrifice, their opposition to this rebellion against the Almighty.
Countless edicts have been issued from our saintly leaders requiring the Jewish people, true to the Almighty and His Torah, to distance and estrange themselves from this sinful and illegitimate state of "Israel" and all the evils that emanate from it.
Thank the Almighty their message has been heard around the world by many God-fearing Jews and they have obeyed. What's more, untold thousands have stood by their Rabbis and many thousands continuously demonstrate fearlessly, till today, throughout occupied Palestine and throughout the world, against the state of "Israel".
All of the above is well documented, but stifled by the powers of the Zionist media control and by the intimidation of all who dare to confront or reveal the truth(3).
One more issue is important to mention, beside the many commandments in the Torah of doing good and the requirement of emulating the Almighty "just as He is compassionate, so must we be", and besides the clear prohibitions against Zionism. We are exceptionally sensitive to the Palestinian and Lebanese people`s plight, for we the Jewish people, have just recently experienced extreme discrimination and all the tragic sufferings in the concentration camps in Europe. Our close relatives have suffered indescribably and died there. Also we know and have experienced what it means to be displaced as we have all been uprooted from our original homes and dwellings throughout Europe. This of course compounds our understanding and feelings for the Palestinian and Lebanese suffering.
To date, it seems to our human and limited comprehension, that this evil entity, the state of "Israel", will, God forbid, never cease to exist and it will continue to exude its evils, on the innocent and God fearing people under its control.
However, remember and comfort yourselves, our brethren in Palestine and Lebanon, there is a great and exalted, benevolent, Master of the Universe, who truly controls the world. He can and will end this suffering!!
In the Torah it states, that transgressing against the Almighty, will not be successful. This state of "Israel", according to the Almighty's Torah, must and will eventually end.
Let us all pray and beseech Him, to bring about the total, peaceful and speedy dismantlement of this illegitimate state soon in our days. With the Almighty's benevolence, may He make this happen, without any further pain or suffering. Amen.
Please convey this message to each and every one of your brethren suffering under this oppression of "Zionism — Israel". Especially important, please convey this message to the bereaved relatives of the fallen victims, the wounded and maimed, and most certainly to the ones languishing in Israeli prisons and to the ones lying in pain in hospitals.
Convey to them our solidarity and words of comfort and support. We are humiliated by the actions of those who use our name, and our hearts are rent by what is happening to them.
We implore you to convey the message to the people in Lebanon and Palestine, that there are untold thousands of Jews worldwide and in Palestine who stand with you and who entirely oppose Zionism and the state of "Israel" and bear no responsibility for the actions of the Zionists. Educate your people that when you meet Jewish people, do not consider them your enemy. We all serve the one God.
Once again, we constantly pray — worry and hope for you all.
May we merit seeing soon in our days, the total, speedy and peaceful dismantlement of the state of "Israel".
May the Almighty bring upon us the words of His prophecies when all men will serve Him in harmony, peace and joy. Amen.
Assalam Alaikum
Very truly yours,
January 28, 2008
- Rabbi Moshe Dov Beck
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss
USA, Canada
- Rabbi Meir Hirsh
Palestine
- Rabbi Ahron Cohen
United Kingdom

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