It was composed by Gilad Segev, who apparently is a well-known singer/composer. He will sing it along with the 17 year old sister of a soldier killed in the war.
But when it comes to the lyrics, I stand firm on my opposition. It's a short-sighted, selfish way of looking at the world.
The song's lyrics include, "After the echoes of the cannons fall silent, we deserve more/and if we lost in the sand the footprints of sons, we deserve more/ a great silence was wrapped around the shouts, and it wants to free itself/so give me a hand, we swear we will not give me a hand give up/ we have no other place...here is the multi-colored coat [of the Biblical Joseph] but where are the children/ they deserve more."
There's no "vision" of a strong, independent Israel, made to last forever. That's also the element missing from the words of our politicians and other "leaders."
It's not enough for Olmert and Peretz to resign. The entire political, military and religious establishments must be overhauled.
2 comments:
Batya,
Not surprisingly I fully agree with you that the resignation of Olmert is not enough. I must add that in addition to the political, military and relgious establishments, the judiciary, the economic and the media establishments must go as well. The judiciary, with its elitist, anti-Torah and anti-democratic perspective. The economic oligarchy, which keeps us spending money and giving it to them while selling control to the major corporations into foreign hands. And finally the media, which doesn't let an event go by without putting its brainwashing spin on it while they collect advertising money from the economic oligarchy and from our personal funds and taxes (if you are dumb enough to pay the TV fee). Stay away from the demonstrations and learn Torah or say Tehillim. It's all a waste of time. It's only what the spinmeisters want you to do.
Great points.
Why don't you post on the blog?
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