No Talking
POETRY FORMAT, 18 Aug 2014
Ada Aharoni – TRANSCEND Media Service
The politicians decided
No talking with the enemy
Beat them because they attack us
Shed their blood and that of their leaders
But most of all –
NO TALKING!
In the meantime, in Israel
And in the heart of Gaza
Blood flows and legs are blown away
And little eight-year-old Twito from Sderot
And eight-year-old Mohamed from Gaza
Will not play football anymore
But –
NO TALKING!
How can we convince violent leaders
To talk and not to shoot?
I watch from the side
At the tragic hen and egg situation
And weep together with all the
Innocent people from both sides,
But still, first and foremost –
NO TALKING!
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Prof. Ada Aharoni is founder and president of the International Forum for the Literature and Culture of Peace-IFLAC.
This article originally appeared on Transcend Media Service (TMS) on 18 Aug 2014.
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