1987 The First Intifada

before the eastern bloc fell

you rose up

but yours was an unwanted rebellion against oppression

yours was an unwanted liberation

your occupiers

your tormentors

they were the good guys to the west

standing on a moral high ground

made up of your bodies

they would go to cheer

the fall of the soviet system

those westerners who claimed to support freedom

they would continue to cheer

your oppression

killing imprisonment torture

the deaths of thousands

the illegal colonies

speaking of safety and security

of the oppressor

but never about your safety and security

they were joyful

those westerners

when the Berlin wall fell

they were indignant

when you opposed the illegal Wall

Israel uses to dissect what remains of your land

they speak of it in soft terms

trying to hide the brutal reality

the necessity of opposing it

of opposing what is being done to you

those westerners who so love freedom

the freedom they want to deny to you

because they believe in

Israel's freedom to oppress you

Israel's freedom to kill your children

Israel's freedom to torture you

Israel's freedom to steal your land

Israel's freedom from being humane

08.12.2013