A Heartfelt Prayer
Arabs call it 'Naqba' - catastrophe
Sister Mary pulls out her rosary
Sends out a heartfelt prayer
To Palestinians there
To get on with their lives this century
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Palestinian Arabs call Israel's Independence
Day, 'Naqba,' 'The Catastrophe.' Their 'leaders'
cruelly deceive them into thinking that they can
actually turn the clock back to 1948, return to
orchards they may (or may not) have cultivated,
and resume life as if nothing has happened in the
region for the last 75 years to put a decisive end
to such illusory hopes.
Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2023
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