You have 58 seconds to run

[Beelzebub]

Poem from Gaza: You have 58 seconds to run
2 AUGUST 2014

Running Orders

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

They call us now.
Before they drop the bombs.
The phone rings
and someone who knows my first name
calls and says in perfect Arabic
“This is David.”
And in my stupor of sonic booms and glass shattering symphonies
still smashing around in my head
I think “Do I know any Davids in Gaza?”
They call us now to say
Run.
You have 58 seconds from the end of this message.
Your house is next.
They think of it as some kind of
war time courtesy.
It doesn’t matter that
there is nowhere to run to.
It means nothing that the borders are closed
and your papers are worthless
and mark you only for a life sentence
in this prison by the sea
and the alleyways are narrow
and there are more human lives
packed one against the other
more than any other place on earth
Just run.
We aren’t trying to kill you.
It doesn’t matter that
you can’t call us back to tell us
the people we claim to want aren’t in your house
that there’s no one here
except you and your children
who were cheering for Argentina
sharing the last loaf of bread for this week
counting candles left in case the power goes out.
It doesn’t matter that you have children.
You live in the wrong place
and now is your chance to run
to nowhere.
It doesn’t matter
that 58 seconds isn’t long enough
to find your wedding album
or your son’s favorite blanket
or your daughter’s almost completed college application
or your shoes
or to gather everyone in the house.
It doesn’t matter what you had planned.
It doesn’t matter who you are
Prove you’re human.
Prove you stand on two legs.
Run.

Poem from Gaza: You have 58 seconds to run | Jonathan Cook's Blog

 

[dilloduck]

It's the price they have to pay for voting for the wrong people. I hope that never happens here.

 

[Beelzebub]

You should be hanged for genocide.

 

[Beelzebub]

Resistance will continue, as it always has against fascist tyrannies.

Palestinians have more in common with the Jews of Germany than the fascist Zionists do.
The fascist Zionists are wearing the jackboots, and America fights for tyranny and injustice.

I wonder if future generations will see this as America's darkest days. Or if there are worse to come.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Funny how the devil's on the Palestinians' side. I'm sure they can't wait to thank you for your online support. (rolls eyes)

 

[Phoenall]

Poem from Gaza: You have 58 seconds to run
2 AUGUST 2014

Running Orders

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

They call us now.
Before they drop the bombs.
The phone rings
and someone who knows my first name
calls and says in perfect Arabic
“This is David.”
And in my stupor of sonic booms and glass shattering symphonies
still smashing around in my head
I think “Do I know any Davids in Gaza?”
They call us now to say
Run.
You have 58 seconds from the end of this message.
Your house is next.
They think of it as some kind of
war time courtesy.
It doesn’t matter that
there is nowhere to run to.
It means nothing that the borders are closed
and your papers are worthless
and mark you only for a life sentence
in this prison by the sea
and the alleyways are narrow
and there are more human lives
packed one against the other
more than any other place on earth
Just run.
We aren’t trying to kill you.
It doesn’t matter that
you can’t call us back to tell us
the people we claim to want aren’t in your house
that there’s no one here
except you and your children
who were cheering for Argentina
sharing the last loaf of bread for this week
counting candles left in case the power goes out.
It doesn’t matter that you have children.
You live in the wrong place
and now is your chance to run
to nowhere.
It doesn’t matter
that 58 seconds isn’t long enough
to find your wedding album
or your son’s favorite blanket
or your daughter’s almost completed college application
or your shoes
or to gather everyone in the house.
It doesn’t matter what you had planned.
It doesn’t matter who you are
Prove you’re human.
Prove you stand on two legs.
Run.

Poem from Gaza: You have 58 seconds to run | Jonathan Cook's Blog

And the truth is they are given 4 days notice of the intention of destroying the rocket launcher that they have allowed to be built on their roof. But hamas tells them they are traitors to islam if they evacuate and face being shot by the hamas terrorists. So all the civilians can do is wait for the bombs to start falling and hope the Israeli gunner is one of the better ones.

 

[Phoenall]

You should be hanged for genocide.

What about the muslims who have committed more genocides than the rest of the world combined, have we enough rope to hang them all 2 billion of them ?

 

[fanger]

The difference between the Nazi atrocities and the Israeli's ones is that the German people can rightly claim that they had no Idea of what was being done in their name, but today with the Internet we are seeing it live and direct, and we will not remain silent

 

[Daniyel]

The south residents have 15 seconds to run, fair?

 

[toastman]

The difference between the Nazi atrocities and the Israeli's ones is that the German people can rightly claim that they had no Idea of what was being done in their name, but today with the Internet we are seeing it live and direct, and we will not remain silent

Germans had no idea what was happening? LOL!!!

The whole world knew and didn't do anything about it.
Every time you guys make Nazi/Holocaust comparisons, you make a bigger fool of yourselves. It's quite a treat to watch.


Oh, and for all the deluded, demented pro 'Palestinians' saying that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza; 1500 people have died so far. That amounts to 0.083 percent of the Gazan population.

Ya, some genocide

 

[ForeverYoung436]

The difference between the Nazi atrocities and the Israeli's ones is that the German people can rightly claim that they had no Idea of what was being done in their name, but today with the Internet we are seeing it live and direct, and we will not remain silent

Germans had no idea what was happening? LOL!!!

The whole world knew and didn't do anything about it.
Every time you guys make Nazi/Holocaust comparisons, you make a bigger fool of yourselves. It's quite a treat to watch.


Oh, and for all the deluded, demented pro 'Palestinians' saying that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza; 1500 people have died so far. That amounts to 0.083 percent of the Gazan population.

Ya, some genocide

Despite the lack of the Internet in those days, the world knew. I've seen telegrams from that time period (1942) saying, "In the last 2 weeks, 100,000 Jews were killed. Let's take action to stop this."

 

[R.C. Christian]

They drop some fire crackers on their roofs and then, supposedly, they're supposed to leave Dodge or get blown to shit. That's nice propaganda. Israel the merciful!

 

[Indeependent]

Build a tunnel on my land and prepare to die.

 

[Daniyel]

Yeah they are also deaf, can't read nor spear Arabic, plus f16 jets doesn't ring the bell.