Bruce's MidEast Soundbites: Israeli singer & peace activist Noa, supports Gaza War
This is an interesting letter from the beautiful songstress Achinoam Nini (Noa).
The letter makes me proud, and glad that I have been an ardent fan of hers for over ten years.
BTW, if you go to http://youtube.com/ and search Noa, you will find some of the most lovely music ever produced.
This is an interesting letter from the beautiful songstress Achinoam Nini (Noa).
The letter makes me proud, and glad that I have been an ardent fan of hers for over ten years.
BTW, if you go to http://youtube.com/ and search Noa, you will find some of the most lovely music ever produced.
Internationally renowned Israeli singer Noa [known in Israel as Achinoam Nini]
has written an open letter to Palestinians.
Dear Palestinian brothers,I have seen the peace process rise and fall and rise like the breast of a woman breathing in the night.
Today I say this; we have one joint enemy, one awful joint enemy and we must all work together to eradicate it!
That enemy is fanaticism my friends.
That enemy is extremism in all its ugly reincarnations and manifestations.I see the ugly head of fanaticism, I see it large and horrid, I see its black eyes and spine-chilling smile, I see blood on its hands and I know one of its many names: Hamas.
You know this too, my brothers.
You know this ugly monster.
You know it is raping the minds of your children.
You know it is educating to hatred and death.
I am privileged to live in a democracy where women are not objects but presidents, where a singer can say and do as she pleases! I know you do not have this privilege (yet…but you will, inshallah, you will…) I know you are SICK of being held hostage by this demon, this ugly beast!!! You are a people destined to flourish in peace! Your majestic history is overflowing with creativity, literature science and music, endless contributions to humanity, not crippling, torturing fanaticism, yelling Jihad and Shahid!
I see you sometimes, out in the streets, demonstrating with the monsters, yelling ‘death to the Jews, death to Israel!!
But I don’t believe you!
I know where your heart is! It is just where mine is, with my children, with the earth, with the heavens, with music, with HOPE!!
You want nothing of this but you have no choice! I see through your veil of fear my brothers, through your burka!
I embrace your hopes for they are mine!
But, now, today, I know that deep in your hearts YOU WISH for the demise of this beast called Hamas who has terrorized and murdered you, who has turned Gaza into a trash heap of poverty, disease and misery.
But, now, today, I know that deep in your hearts YOU WISH for the demise of this beast called Hamas who has terrorized and murdered you, who has turned Gaza into a trash heap of poverty, disease and misery.
Who in the name of "allah” has sacrificed you on the bloody alter of pride and greed.
I can only wish for you that Israel will do the job we all know needs to be done, and finally RID YOU of this cancer, this virus, this monster called fanaticism, today called Hamas.
And that these killers will find what little compassion may still exist in their hearts and STOP using you and your children as human shields for their cowardice and crimes.
Enough.
Enough my brother … you want some coffee?
Here, sit for a while…let's talk….we know the words, we know the songs, we know the road….Shalom...Salam...With a broken heart,
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