Palestinian rap group DAM (Da Arab MC's, or "forever" in Arabic) created this music video about the life of Palestinians in Israel. They're from Lod, a town between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, so they...
Palestinian rap group DAM (Da Arab MC's, or "forever" in Arabic) created this music video about the life of Palestinians in Israel. They're from Lod, a town between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, so they're Palestinians with Israeli citizenship (often called "Israeli Arabs"). They usually rap in Arabic, but they made a Hebrew version of this song with a music video to get their message out to the majority of Israelis who don't speak Arabic.
I've always wanted a subtitled version, so I broke down and adapted the lyrics from their website, to create this. I think this is one of the most powerful rap songs out there.
By the way, a lot of people are confused about what DAM stands for, but it really is "forever" or "eternity". See the interview at http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/15..., where you'll find this:
TAMER NAFAR: Ill just correct you. Actually, dam is eternity in Arabic and blood in Hebrew. So its eternal blood, like we will stay here forever.
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You want DAM, who live in Lod, to come and live with you in Russia before they show everyone how liberal they are?
Bizarre. What they're asking for is their inalienable human rights, which in most normal societies isn't viewed as the exclusive province of liberals. Within the Israeli Palestinian community, I don't even know if they consider themselves to be left, right or centrist, nor do I particularly care, because it's not relevant.
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You want DAM, who live in Lod, to come and live with you in Russia before they show everyone how liberal they are?
Bizarre. What they're asking for is their inalienable human rights, which in most normal societies isn't viewed as the exclusive province of liberals. Within the Israeli Palestinian community, I don't even know if they consider themselves to be left, right or centrist, nor do I particularly care, because it's not relevant.
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