Thoughts of the week

This week Israel turned 60, which means that for sixty years the Jews have turned desert into a prosperous land with many ethnic groups living in harmony. It's sad to think that the little country which has brought such inventions as the virtual keyboard, advances in nanotechnology, and devices for the deaf to be able to use phones will probably become another failed nation in 60 years when the islamists(I refuse to capitalize the name of a throwback ideology) have overtaken the multicultural state of Israel and replaced it with an Arab caliphate like the Gaza Strip is now. When that happens we can only look back on the scenes of joy and normal behavior(as opposed to burning tires and shooting guns to celebrate the death of some non Muslim) with sadness and ask why the West permitted such a tragedy to occur.

Here is the beautiful Israeli anthem, which is an interesting comparison between the lyrics of the Israeli anthem and the anthem of the throwbacks who call themselves "Palestinians."


Now compare the lyrics from the Israeli anthem to the Arab's song.

Israeli:

As long as in the heart, within,
A soul of a Jew is yearning,
And to the edges of the East, forward,
An eye gazes towards Zion,


Our hope is not yet lost,
The hope of two thousand years,
To be a free nation in our land,
The land of Zion and Jerusalem

Throwback:
My country, my land, land of my ancestors
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
With my determination, my fire and the volcano of my revenge
With the longing in my blood for my land and my home
I have climbed the mountains and fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible, and crossed the frontiers
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the guns
And the determination of my nation in the land of struggle
Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire, Palestine is my revenge and the land of endurance
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
By the oath under the shade of the flag
By my land and nation, and the fire of painI will live as a fida'i*, I will remain a fida'i, I will end as a fida'i - until my country returns
My country, people of perpetuity.

fida'i = one who risks his life voluntarily; one who sacrifices himself; hence the word fedayeen.