Archive for June 2009
no words…
Justice for Palestinians – the moral issue of our time….
photograph courtesy of my friends in alms at amos trust
(Stephen; Dodoma, Tanzania: canon s 70)
It’s true the way I feel
Was promised by your face
The sound of your voice
Painted on my memories
Even if you’re not with me
I’m with you.
a country boy
(Stone Town, Zanzibar: canon s 70)
Funny how in a split second a song can send you into ecstasy or reduce you to a wreck; i think its obvious which place I visited this morning. An achingly beautiful song that for some reason sent a depth charge deep into my heart. Well, am not a country boy – but somehow today I know how he feels.
Ain’t gonna marry in the fall
Ain’t gonna marry in the spring
For you’re in love
With a pretty little girl
Who wears a diamond ring
You’re just a country boy
Money have you none
But you’ve got silver
In the stars
Gold in the morning sun
Gold in the morning sun
Never gonna kiss the ruby red lips
Of the prettiest girl in town
Never gonna ask her if she’ll marry you
She’d only turn you down
You’re just a country boy
Money have you none
But you’ve got silver
In the stars
Gold in the morning sun
Gold in the morning sun
Never could afford a store bought ring
With a sparklin’ diamond stone
All you could afford is a loving heart
The only one you own
You’re just a country boy
Money have you none
But you’ve got silver
In the stars
Gold in the morning sun
Gold in the morning sun
(Alison Krauss)
(Salim and Arabiya’s neighbours house: west bank – canon 20d)
just 8 months ago i sat in the house that by now is probably no more. There, I and my friends ate with Salim and Arabiya – upside down chicken if my memory serves me well. Salim told us of the horrors of his eldest daughter being temporarily blinded with fear as 300 israeli soldiers kicked the shit out of him as he had lunch with his family – he refused to leave his home (they were given 15 mins, imagine that…. seriously) – 7 unarmed palestinians against 300 armed israeli soldiers and a cat bulldozer (nice odds) – his young boy, aged the same as mine is now, 6 was found 48 hours later hiding in the rocks of the desert, afraid for his life…. this statement was released today!
The Israeli Supreme Court has just ruled that the home of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh in Anata, which has already been demolished by the Israeli authorities four times, can be demolished yet again. The Shawamreh home has become a symbol of resistance to Israel’s house demolition policies and deserves our support. Please forward this to your lists and raise this issue in your advocacy campaigns. Contact your political representatives and the Israeli embassies and consulates in your country. Tell them that the Shawamreh home (Beit Arabiya) cannot be demolished again. Indeed, tell them that NO Palestinian home should ever be demolished again!
I like Obama, but am afraid bulldozers are already gashing into houses on small hillsides and demolishing olive trees and green spaces. So much for the speech…….
