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Cartoon by Emad Hajaj

# Syria

# hizbollah

# Mar15

Sign reads: “After the elections, the people will live in prosperity [رخاء. ruhaa’]”

Man: “I feel there’s been a switch between two letters in the last word”

The word khara (خراء), shit in Arabic, is produced by switching between the first two letters of the word.

Via @BSyria

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# cartoon

Incitement poster distributed by far right-wing MK Ben Ari.

Translation:
Begone the occupation!
5 countries for five people!
The Galilee - to the Islamic Movement.
Judea and Samaria - to the PLO.
The Negev - to the Bedouins.
Gaza - to Hamas.
Tel Aviv - to the Sudanese [refugees].

And the Jews? To the sea…

Presented as food for thought to the residents of northern Tel Aviv [the better-developed part of town]

Yours, MK Michael Ben Ari

Via The Hotline for Migrant Workers - Israel

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# refugees

# inci

سوريّة رح تبقى - Syria Will Remain / Door Band

New revolutionary song from a Damascus-based band.

# Music

# Mar15

# Syria

Played 20 times

Chazi, Chazi sung by Yoeli Falkowitz. This is an old Jewish song in Aramaic. This rendition is performed with an Yiddish (Eastern European) pronunciation.

Original (Ancient) Aramaic in Hebrew script:
כד יתבין ישראל ועסקין בשמחת התורה
קודשא בריך הוא אומר לפמליא דיליה
חזו בני חביבי
דמשכחין לצערא דילהון ועסקין בחדוותא דילי

Transliteration:
Kad yasvin Yisruayil veOskin beSimchas Toyro
Kidshu Berichi yoymar, oymar lePamalyu diLay
Chazi chazi, chazi chazi, bunay chavivai
deMishkachin liTzaro diLehoyn veYoskin beChedvaso diLi

Translation
When the people of Israel sit and busy themselves with the joy of the Torah
The Blessed and Holy One says to His companions
Behold, behold, my beloved children
who forget their sorrow and busy themselves with my joy.

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# Music

In the series of minimal recordings , another version of Ya Jarata. (Originally by Nazem el Ghazali )

A guitar, a bass, an RS 7000 Drum machine and a brilliant singer - Dany Baladi.

# Music

At our children’s cry, shadowed by scaffolds,
we heard not the world’s furor.
For you has chosen us out of all nations,
you loved us and favored.
For you have chosen us of all nations,
of Norwegians, Czechs and Britons.
As they march toward scaffolds,
Jewish children of reason,
they know their blood shan’t be reckoned among the rest,
they just call to the mother ‘turn away your face’.
…
God of our forefathers… we knew
that you chose among all other children
to be killed before your holy seat.
And you gather our blood in ewers
because it has no gatherer but you.
And you smell it like the smell of flowers,
and collect it with a kerchief,
and you will ask for it of the killers,
and of those who kept silent too.

Nathan Alterman - Of All The Nations, 1942

Full Hebrew original

Omar Offendum | #SYRIA (Prod. by Sami Matar) - Excellent track in support of the Syrian Revolution by one of the best independent hip hop artists in the Middle East.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

#SYRIA (MP3 Download) — http://soundcloud.com/sami-matar/syria-omar-offendum-sami-matar

#SYRIA (lyrics+links) — http://offendum.blogspot.com/2012/03/syria.html

↵ Reblogged from yallair7al

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# Syria

silly-nanners:

A Palestinian protester is seen on the ground after being pounced upon and bitten by a military dog. The dog locked its jaws on the protester’s arm and would not release him, for several minutes. The military dog handlers are seen unsuccessfully attempting to release the dog’s hold on the protester. The protester and a relative who attempted to free him were both arrested.
Video credit: Odai Qaddomi/B’Tselem

↵ Originally from silly-nanners

↵ Reblogged from come-start-a-revolution

# Israel

# occupation

# Palestine