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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Israeli Singer Croons "'Hussein' Obama Wants Jerusalem"

'Hussein' Obama

Wants Jerusalem,

Croons Israeli Singers

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 | Israel Today Staff

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Popular Israeil singer Amir Benayoun has caused something of a stir by posting a new Hebrew-language song to Facebook in which blasts both Israeli and American leaders for giving up on a unified Jerusalem under Jewish control.

Titled "Jerusalem of Hussein," the song is a play on the national hymn "Jerusalem of Gold" by Naomi Shemer, and a clear reference to US President Barack Obama, whose midddle name is Hussein.

But it is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is first lampooned in the song's opening verse:

"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her, because the prime minster and all his friends apparently gave up on it a long time ago. Rejoice in Jerusalem while you still can, because behind our backs they have sold her..."

The first part of the verse is a direct quote from Isaiah 66, which most interpret as prophecying Israel's modern rebirth and the return of Jewish sovereignty to Jerusalem.

In the next verse, Benayoun turns his attenion to Obama:

"Rejoice in Jerusalem, and all who love her, celebrate, while it is still possible, because Hussein from America wants her, and he is determined and cruel."

Benayoun closes with another passage from scripture (Psalm 137):

"If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill."

In his comments accompanying the music clip, Benayoun urges viewers not to take the lyrics too seriously, stating that "things aren't really that bad."

The 38-year-old Benayoun's parents are of Algerian Jewish origin. He has won awards from Israel's top performing arts associations for his work, much of which is religious in nature and performed with a distinct Middle Eastern flavor. In 2011, Benayoun produced an album in Arabic as a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Syria.

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Jerusalem, The Soul of Israel Forever!

Jerusalem, The Soul of Israel Forever!!

BY ADMIN · JULY 8, 2012 · NO COMMENTS
JERUSALEM · TAGGED: JERUSALEM

Matisyahu - "Jerusalem If I Forget You"

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill (Psalm 137:5)
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Jerusalem, if I forget you,
fire not gonna come from me tongue.
Jerusalem, if I forget you,
let my right hand forget what it's supposed to do.

In the ancient days, we will return with no delay
Picking up the bounty and the spoils on our way
We've been traveling from state to state
And them don't understand what they say
3000 years with no place to be
And they want me to give up my milk and honey
Don't you see, it's not about the land or the sea
Not the country but the dwelling of his majesty

Rebuild the temple and the crown of glory
Years gone by, about sixty
Burn in the oven in this century
And the gas tried to choke, but it couldn't choke me
I will not lie down, I will not fall asleep
They come overseas, yes they're trying to be free
Erase the demons out of our memory
Change your name and your identity
Afraid of the truth and our dark history
Why is everybody always chasing we
Cut off the roots of your family tree
Don't you know that's not the way to be

Caught up in these ways, and the worlds gone craze
Don't you know it's just a phase
Case of the Simon says
If I forget the truth then my words won't penetrate
Babylon burning in the place,
can't see through the haze
Chop down all of them dirty ways,
That's the price that you pay for
selling lies to the youth
No way, not ok, oh no way, not ok, hey
Aint no one gonna break my stride
Aint no one gonna pull me down
Oh no, I got to keep on moving
Stay alive.

Song by Matisyahu
Presented by: P.C.Anton

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