When the Left Hand Forgets the Right

Girls in Gush Katif weeping during the disengagement from Gaza

I was a slave in Egypt
I was dragged from Gaza
No, Gush Katif
Hear O Israel, the Lord is
One
soul in many bodies
Stabbing our left hand with our right
Perpetuating
crimes against ourselves
Jews,
Turn Toward Jerusalem
Raise your right hand
and remember
We were slaves in Egypt
Do not delude yourself
with illusions of separation
Their pain is my pain is your pain is our pain

(Originally published at https://itsjustsomethingtothinkabout.wordpress.com)

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