We are all Hezbollah!
Salaam Haitham
I hope you are keeping well.
I wrote this poem a few days ago..my friend in Lebanon passed on Friday. He was helping women and children escape from Tyre. His legs were blown off and he was left in this position for many hours. He later died on the way to assistance when the Hezbollah soldiers found him.
He was not a soldier. Just a boy studying photography, he likes flowers and had a small little bird, and loved peanut butter. sorry if i sound mad right now.
We are all Hezbollah
They covet not only the East but this precious life itself,
all hands working as one to break
and dominate
the sacred white fires of resistance,
so that your terror may go
unchecked
no defense, broken and weeping
in pity
for itself, but we will not acquiesce
to this, here we are
standing in the name of world
demanding justice
here we stand armed only
with honour
on the two legs of Hezbollah, for peace
cannot come from you to us
peace is a resolution, salaamat
the determination to see this battle through
to the end,
peace is a choice, a decision that is made deep inside
where shallow waters cannot reach
nor shallow hands or plans
making the right choice every chance you get
and we will not bow to anything that compromised this
certainly not the
government of one
for none
but themselves
deciding the fate of the world behind closed doors
you keep carving me into pieces
keep me busy just trying to survive
these fires rage like dancing bullets in front of my eyes
taking my soul in flames and I’m burning up
the reaction you need as a pretext
but you walk a fine line between me and you,
bloody death from the hands of Aramani clad gentlemen
we the oppressed, the innocent
choose to die together
or come through as one
the mirrors of you reveal
there is no invincibility
no magician like tacticians that cannot be seen as transparent
if only you know where to look
control the way in which they play your mind against itself
confusing you with the façade that they are
forever under attack
this retaliation is nothing but a massacre,
one collective genocide on humanity itself
let them come
drop your bombs on me
you will find
we are not afraid of your weakness
cum brutality
there is nothing here now that can be broken
but the Israeli regime
and soon they too will be dependent on the same people they brutalized
everyday
a matter of policy they will later say…forgive us.
I will not forgive that which must never be forgotten…
Never Again. Never Again.
Does that touch a raw nerve?
Here too, my friend, here too.
and we do it not for religion
but freedom
defying the monster with every cell in this body
for the liberation of the living
in the name of your most Holy, whatever you call Him
the name of God must no longer be hijacked by mercenaries
cus in deception they move
transferring the war from Palestine to Lebanon
we know
they failed on that front, Palestine
will not submit to you,
and in deception, they proclaim, they shall do war
but we are not afraid to resist
we will not go into hiding and pretend this doesn’t exist as your yoke
tightens on our necks,
choking us to death
look my way, one look alone
and you will shatter into a thousand pieces
the truth has a way of devastating falsehood
and I am not afraid
to take you on, all six hundred million bullets
it will take much more
to touch me
I am Chechen, Tibetan, Palestinian, Lebanese
I am Iranian, Somalian, Sudanese
I am the baby born into this world with clenched fists
the secret jewel of the world hidden in the palm of my hand,
futures and dreams already broken
cus you say its okay;
the price is worth it
but we do not accept, and what you started
we will finish
all hands linked
Africa, Asia, Latin America
Hear us in the whispers of those who resist…
Cus that day has come.We are all Hezbollah.
El Gato
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18 Comments on “We are all Hezbollah!”
Haitham,
I was reading through the text of the resolution 1701 passed by the UN Security Council Resolution. Unfortunately, I was not able to access all other UN Resolutions
http://www.un.org/ga/60/documentation/list.html
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/r60.htm
http://www.un.org/documents/scres.htm
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/landmark/amajor.htm
http://www.un.org/documents/repsc.htm - Security General’s report.
Unfortunately, the citizen of this planet doesn’t have access to all the resolutions. I was trying to trace down the resolution involving palestinian land, its number is somewhere 242 if i remember exactly. I am currently looking around for all the resolutions involving palestine.
By this atleast, our people realise what U.N. stands for. One other point, the credibility of such and Organization is even questioned by Switzerland, it only holds observer status with the U.N. A few other countries hold non-aligned cooperation council.(NAM movement often called).
Why dont we go for Refrendrum, democratically whether middle east should allow, ISRAELI Terrorist Army holding weapons and nuclear installations, which is a greater threat for the region as a whole.
We are the neighbours and we are the ones who have suffered the holocaust and massacres of ISRAELI government. So, A referendrum should be carried out in all of the middle east nations. About ISRAEL holding weapons of mass distruction.
Lebanon’s recent resolution.
http://newsinfo.inq7.net/breakingnews/world/view_article.php?article_id=14873
Text of UN Security Council Resolution 1701
Agence France-Presse
Last updated 11:01am (Mla time) 08/12/2006
UNITED NATIONS — Following is the full text of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 on the Israel-Hezbollah war:
“The Security Council,
“PP1. Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 520 (1982), 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006), 1680 (2006) and 1697 (2006), as well as the statements of its president on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statements of 18 June, 2000, of 19 October, 2004, of 4 May 2005, of 23 January 2006 and of 30 July 2006;
“PP2. Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and in Israel since Hezbollah’s attack on Israel on 12 July 2006, which has already caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both sides, extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons;
“PP3. Emphasizing the need for an end of violence, but at the same time emphasizing the need to address urgently the causes that have given rise to the current crisis, including by the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers;
“PP4: Mindful of the sensitivity of the issue of prisoners and encouraging the efforts aimed at urgently settling the issue of the Lebanese prisoners detained in Israel;
“PP5. Welcoming the efforts of the Lebanese prime minister and the commitment of the government of Lebanon, in its seven-point plan, to extend its authority over its territory, through its own legitimate armed forces, such that there will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon, welcoming also its commitment to a UN force that is supplemented and enhanced in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operation, and bearing in mind its request in this plan for an immediate withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon;
“PP6. Determined to act for this withdrawal to happen at the earliest;
“PP7. Taking due note of the proposals made in the seven-point plan regarding the Shebaa farms area;
“PP8. Welcoming the unanimous decision by the government of Lebanon on 7 August 2006 to deploy a Lebanese armed force of 15,000 troops in south Lebanon as the Israeli army withdraws behind the Blue Line and to request the assistance of additional forces from UNIFIL as needed, to facilitate the entry of the Lebanese armed forces into the region and to restate its intention to strengthen the Lebanese armed forces with material as needed to enable it to perform its duties;
“PP9. Aware of its responsibilities to help secure a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution to the conflict;
“PP10. Determining that the situation in Lebanon constitutes a threat to international peace and security;
“OP1. Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by Hezbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all offensive military operations;
“OP2. Upon full cessation of hostilities, calls upon the government of Lebanon and UNIFIL as authorized by paragraph 11 to deploy their forces together throughout the South and calls upon the government of Israel, as that deployment begins, to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon in parallel;
“OP3. Emphasizes the importance of the extension of the control of the government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1559 (2004) and resolution 1680 (2006), and of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, for it to exercise its full sovereignty, so that there will be no weapons without the consent of the government of Lebanon and no authority other than that of the government of Lebanon;
“OP4. Reiterates its strong support for full respect for the Blue Line;
“OP5. Also reiterates its strong support, as recalled in all its previous relevant resolutions, for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders, as contemplated by the Israeli-Lebanese General Armistice Agreement of 23 March 1949;
“OP6. Calls on the international community to take immediate steps to extend its financial and humanitarian assistance to the Lebanese people, including through facilitating the safe return of displaced persons and, under the authority of the government of Lebanon, reopening airports and harbors, consistent with paragraphs 14 and 15, and calls on it also to consider further assistance in the future to contribute to the reconstruction and development of Lebanon;
“OP7. Affirms that all parties are responsible for ensuring that no action is taken contrary to paragraph 1 that might adversely affect the search for a long-term solution, humanitarian access to civilian populations, including safe passage for humanitarian convoys, or the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons, and calls on all parties to comply with this responsibility and to cooperate with the Security Council;
“OP8. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following principles and elements:
– full respect for the Blue Line by both parties;
– security arrangements to prevent the resumption of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the government of Lebanon and of UNIFIL as authorized in paragraph 11, deployed in this area;
– full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), that require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state;
– no foreign forces in Lebanon without the consent of its government;
– no sales or supply of arms and related materiel to Lebanon except as authorized by its government;
– provision to the United Nations of all remaining maps of land mines in Lebanon in Israel’s possession;
“OP9. Invites the secretary general to support efforts to secure as soon as possible agreements in principle from the government of Lebanon and the government of Israel to the principles and elements for a long-term solution as set forth in paragraph 8, and expresses its intention to be actively involved;
“OP10. Requests the secretary general to develop, in liaison with relevant international actors and the concerned parties, proposals to implement the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords, and resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), including disarmament, and for delineation of the international borders of Lebanon, especially in those areas where the border is disputed or uncertain, including by dealing with the Shebaa farms area, and to present to the Security Council those proposals within 30 days;
“OP11. Decides, in order to supplement and enhance the force in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operations, to authorize an increase in the force strength of UNIFIL to a maximum of 15,000 troops, and that the force shall, in addition to carrying out its mandate under resolutions 425 and 426 (1978):
a. Monitor the cessation of hostilities;
b. Accompany and support the Lebanese armed forces as they deploy throughout the South, including along the Blue Line, as Israel withdraws its armed forces from Lebanon as provided in paragraph 2;
c. Coordinate its activities related to paragraph 11 (b) with the government of Lebanon and the Government of Israel;
d. Extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons;
e. Assist the Lebanese armed forces in taking steps towards the establishment of the area as referred to in paragraph 8;
f. Assist the government of Lebanon, at its request, to implement paragraph 14;
“OP12. Acting in support of a request from the government of Lebanon to deploy an international force to assist it to exercise its authority throughout the territory, authorizes UNIFIL to take all necessary action in areas of deployment of its forces and as it deems within its capabilities, to ensure that its area of operations is not utilized for hostile activities of any kind, to resist attempts by forceful means to prevent it from discharging its duties under the mandate of the Security Council, and to protect United Nations personnel, facilities, installations and equipment, ensure the security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel, humanitarian workers, and, without prejudice to the responsibility of the government of Lebanon, to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence;
“OP13. Requests the secretary general urgently to put in place measures to ensure UNIFIL is able to carry out the functions envisaged in this resolution, urges member states to consider making appropriate contributions to UNIFIL and to respond positively to requests for assistance from the Force, and expresses its strong appreciation to those who have contributed to UNIFIL in the past;
“OP14. Calls upon the government of Lebanon to secure its borders and other entry points to prevent the entry in Lebanon without its consent of arms or related materiel and requests UNIFIL as authorized in paragraph 11 to assist the government of Lebanon at its request;
“OP15. Decides further that all states shall take the necessary measures to prevent, by their nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels or aircraft;
(a) the sale or supply to any entity or individual in Lebanon of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, whether or not originating in their territories, and;
(b) the provision to any entity or individual in Lebanon of any technical training or assistance related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance or use of the items listed in subparagraph (a) above, except that these prohibitions shall not apply to arms, related material, training or assistance authorized by the government of Lebanon or by UNIFIL as authorized in paragraph 11;
“OP16. Decides to extend the mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2007, and expresses its intention to consider in a later resolution further enhancements to the mandate and other steps to contribute to the implementation of a permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution;
“OP17. Requests the secretary general to report to the Council within one week on the implementation of this resolution and subsequently on a regular basis;
“OP18. Stresses the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions including its resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973;
“OP19. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
I do realize that the poet is using poetic license in the title of the poem but because of the circumstances I must tell you that this is a grossly misleading title. It is not only that I do not identify with HA I truly believe that there will never be a free Lebanese state unless HA is disarmed.
Please don’t speak in my name. We are not all Hezballah. We are Lebanese. We are against agression, we are for the law, we are for freedom. We are for the condemnation of Israel’s digusting agression on Lebanon, and we are for the full disarmament of Hezballah.
You can be Hezballah all you want, but not me and some 70% of the country.
Thank You.
Aiyn,
UN Resolution 242 from the UN website.
They are all there, including the other 60+ that Israel have ignored.
Please speak in my name. I am Lebanese, and one of the 87% who support Hezballah. You can speak in our name, El Gato: We are all Hezballah.
Yes sir, WE ARE ALL HIZBULLAH!
And you don’t have to be Muslim, Sheit nor Lebanese to be Hizbullah.
God Bless Hizbullah.
Peace.
I do not have the words of a poet as does “El Gato” (I believe this means ‘the cat’)But I think some might be missing a point he is making in this poem. He is not only talking about Lebanon, he is talking about those also in Asia, Latin America and Africa also who are born into an unpeaceful world made that way by outside forces. As he says, “I am the baby born into this world with clenched fists,the secret jewel of the world hidden in the palm of my hand, futures and dreams already broken” Who are these children in so many places he is talking about? I believe he is saying all those born into poverty and war heaped upon them by those in the “Armani suits” (Western and in Lebanon and Palestine’s case Zionist imperialists). I think he is trying to say that all those fighting oppression everywhere are “the party of God” because he also states, “Here too, my friend, here too.
and we do it not for religion
but freedom
defying the monster with every cell in this body
for the liberation of the living
in the name of your most Holy, whatever you call Him
the name of God must no longer be hijacked by mercenaries
cus in deception they move
transferring the war from Palestine to Lebanon” I think
he is not only talking about the entity “Hizbollah” as I think he is rather talking about the freedom that God (not necessarily religion) wants for all, not what those who have “hijacked” the name of God have done as in Zionism and Western imperialism. I might be completely off track, but poetry is always a wonderful source of making one think outside the box and instigating communication. Maybe he doesn’t want to discuss it more, but I wish “El Gato” would come here with us.
“We are all Hezbollah!”??? Then you are all dead… it’s as simple as that. You have to realize that Hezbollah in its current form is a pariah. Social services, education, and everything else is great… but as long as an entity like that is firing rockets into another soverign country (like it or not, Israel is soverign and is NOT going *anywhere*) from your land, you are at risk of counter-attack.
Of course, the saddest thing is that Hezbollah doesn’t care at all if you want to identify with it or not; you’re ripe for use as a civilian shield either way as far as they’re concerned.
Use this opportunity to get control of them. If the Lebanese state can’t prevent Hezbollah from firing rockets in the future, it’ll be a lot longer than 30 days before the cease-fire after that is agreed to.
Paul, thanks but i raised the issue that much of this information cannot be accessed by the citizen of this planet. The common man. If United Nations is a representative community of the elected lot from our nations. It is indeed our right to acquire the information about these resolutions which impact the lives of common man. From palestine, israel to kashmir and several others.
to “Im not hizbullah”:
you are a shame.
after all hizbullah has done you say they should be disarmed.
shame on you.
I don’t understand you. Do you still want to be occupied.
hizzbullah is the only wall stopping israel from doing that.
or do you think the israel would have withdrawn from southern lebanon in the past without hizbullah.
you say you want law… huh? .. what good is a law without a country to practice it on, without being alive to practice it!
or do you think the lebanese army can protect the law you are seeking…
your thinking is so narrow.
open your eyes man.
there are people dying bravely in the south. giving their souls fo their country while you are sitting there in front of the computer surfing the web and chatting.
you don’t deserve the protection offered by hizzbullah.
why don’t you just apply for citizenship in israel.
and why are you afraid of hizzbullah, what have they done to you.
or are you just repeating what the israelis say.
open your eyes man.
labiak ya hussian hezballah done right whoo are the agressor israel they have occupied pelestine and saying we are 3000 old people living here ancestarol talking thats pitty iam from afghanistan and from race iam pukhtun which have ancesteral roots with germans tribes so should illbe having right to live and snatch land in germany from germans if u look at world the geography and races are revolving in years and years and right to claim based on 3000 old history is humorous and sounds mentally abnormalty so give me germany and take israel ha ha ha its nuts