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Lebanon, 2006

from Falasteen Habibti by David Rovics

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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 leveled 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

The entire world watches, a few thousand demonstrate
Governments take action, al 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 our homes and then sending us 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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from Falasteen Habibti, released July 30, 2014

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Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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