The Play
Venue: The Holy Land/ Palestine
Time: 1948 am- 2006 pm (58 years)
Tickets: free to all nations
First scene: 1948
Shoot them
Kill them
Burn them
Don’t leave any of them
But.. but sir,
They’re only unarmed civilians
Soldier, these are orders
YES SIR
Thousands killed, hundreds of thousands made refugees
Second scene: 1967 (19 years later)
Shoot them
Kill them
Burn them
Don’t leave any of them
But..but sir
They’re defending their homes
Soldier.. obey the orders
YES SIR
Thousands killed ,hundreds of thousands more refugees
Third scene: 1987 (20 years later)
Shoot them
Kill them
Burn them
Don’t leave any of them
But..but sir
They’re only children
Order.. I want order , soldier
A NEW WORLD ORDER !
YES SIR
Thousands killed, no one is leaving home
No more refugees!
Forth scene: 2006 (18 years later)
Shoot them
Kill them
Burn them
Don’t leave any of them
But.. But sir I DID
And I can’t get rid of them!
To be continued….
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Poetry for Palestine 
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