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Speaking of Zionism, I got this from a Canadian friend today: Original Message----- From: Palestine Online Store [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: August 17, 2004 5:01 AM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: Vote for "Free Palestine" at NPR Music! (For those who have already seen a similar message, this one includes a situation update, and the complete lyrics) Dear friends, A Baltimore-based hip-hop artist recently released a song called "Free Palestine" with extremely powerful lyrics. "Son of Nun" describes Israeli brutality, Palestinian resistance, draws parallels to Apartheid, and calls for divesting from Israel and supporting the Intifada. "Free Palestine" entered NPR's "Open Mic" competition, where each week songs are rated by listeners, and the highest ranking one will remain featured for the rest of the year. "Free Palestine" was doing extremely well, and was at the #1 spot with the highest rating on Friday. However, the pro-Israel crowd got wind of this and orchestrated a heavy campaign to push the song down. Apparently hundreds of them rated "Free Palestine" the lowest score (1) and rated all the other songs the highest score (5). Within 24 hours, "Free Palestine's" score dropped from 3.898 to 1.372, and from the first spot to the last!!! We need to fight back and get this song the exposure it deserves, and support this artist who is under heavy attack. The lyrics are below. The voting ends tomorrow, so please vote today, and pass this message on to other supporters of Palestine. Please go to this URL today, and rate the song a "5." You can rate the other (competitor) songs also, to help the ranking of "Free Palestine" move up. www.npr.org/programs/asc/openmic/index.php?episode=47 Thank you, Haithem El-Zabri PS: The CD, "Blood and Fire," is available for sale at the artist's site, as well as at PalestineOnlineStore.com. "Free Palestine" by Son of Nun I was born under an apparatus that downgraded my class status from citizen to subhuman savage, It?s hard to fathom but even harder to manage ? I?m a second class citizen in the land of my origin forced to forage in a brutal reality that?s devoid of humanity for some semblance of sanity, where truth is profanity, and in all actuality my right to life is considered a travesty, we can?t even bury friends without the threat of ? their military showing up to carry out their vendetta, a policy of extermination against an indigenous population that?s been fighting for emancipation ? You want to end the violence? Then end the occupation. You want to see defiance? Then deny us liberation. This is Apartheid Palestine where sniper fire gets showered from Israeli watchtowers. This is for Haifa, this is for Rafah, this is for Gaza, this is for Balata This is for Tarek, this is for Basher, this is for Mahmoud, this is for Ta?er, This is for Fatmeh who was only 7, and Samer ? shot dead at school at the age of 11. What would you do if you were under occupation, let them take your freedom or fight for liberation? Long live the freedom fighters of the intifada fighting for freedom today cause there might not be a tomorrow. (x2) Give me liberty or death, cause I?d rather go out on my feet than on my knees when I take my last breath. If you don?t get it, you don?t get it, fighting Zionist oppression doesn?t make you anti-Semitic - They say our people won?t ever live as one They say this fight won?t ever be done They say our rights can?t ever be won They say the wall can?t be undone They said that we couldn?t make it this far, I say they don?t know who we are They say a lot of things, but they only say that mess because they fear the change our organized power brings. We?ve gotta keep it together so we can resist the pressure, forever organizing to counter oppressors who endeavor to sever the main vein that helps us maintain, and stay sane in our fight to make change. Don?t let your tax dollars go to making people holler, killing of our future scholars with Apache Helicopters. Divest from this racist regime until it redeems the dreams of those it killed midstream Divest (x6) from Israel, Divest (x6) from Israel, Divest (x6) from the IDF, Divest (x6) and lets lay apartheid to rest. Come?on Long live the freedom fighters of the Intifada fighting for freedom today cause there might not be a tomorrow. (x4) Free Free Palestine! Long Live Palestine! Long Live the Intifada! Intifada! Intifada! (Viewable online at www.palestineonlinestore.com/freepalestinelyrics.htm) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Diet Patch The fastest - Easiest way to lose weight! 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