A very personal view on Israel and the Gaza Strip... |
Oh Yisra'el… Oh Yisra'el my heart grows dim; the news is looking terribly grim. What are we doing on this whim? Why are we out on such a limb? Why do we fight with such brute might? It’s vicious and it’s just not right! We stand for freedom - ask for peace, we want the hatred to decrease. We boast of wanting war to cease and yet the killings still increase! We justify how we apply the way we fight with blinded eye. The terrorists are making gains. We need to stop and use our brains. Control our fear - pull back the reins; they’ve got us by their balls and chains! We look so cruel - a martyr’s fool as we stand up and lose our cool… We wonder why we’re shamed and cursed. We ponder why they think the worst. We feel compelled and feel coerced for it was they who lobbed one first! But damage done with bomb and gun comes back to haunt us, every-one. The terrorists hide in the crowd They use their people for a shroud… They’re wedged in conflict and have vowed To die amongst the meek and proud. These evil ways set minds ablaze igniting those caught in the craze. We should fight back – but not like this! We’re sinking in a deep abyss! Our wanton killing now consists of innocents not on the lists. We know the ache that pogroms make they harm the guiltless in their wake. My comrades and my fellow Jews we have so very much to lose; but most of all our hearts and views - To do what’s right is ours to choose! Let’s reach within beyond the din to God - where peace must first begin… Let’s all remember where we’re from lest we forget how far we’ve come. Our outrage has now struck us dumb! For Godly neighbors don’t succumb to vengeance waged by those enraged - Far better ways can be engaged. And so on this I ask your aid. Please work t’ward peace – let anger fade into a world where debts are paid. How long for peace, have all sides prayed? We must dispense a new defense - We've got to use some commonsense! |