Comments on: “Daddy will come at night, like a butterfly” http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/ Because Silence is Complicity! Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:10:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kimmyhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330637 kimmy Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:08:43 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330637 I refuse to watch the videos. I am very sick and tired of the suffering of the Palestinians and their loss of land and the US support of these lies. Too many promises have been made and the zionists still steal land. And they will keep taking land untill they have all of it. All of Gaza and the West Bank belong to the Palestinians. Give it back to them. I refuse to watch the videos.
I am very sick and tired of the suffering of the Palestinians and their loss of land and the US support of these lies.
Too many promises have been made and the zionists still steal land.
And they will keep taking land untill they have all of it.
All of Gaza and the West Bank belong to the Palestinians.
Give it back to them.

]]> By: Clohttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330497 Clo Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:02:54 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330497 I sit here with tears streaming down my face after watching those videos, and reading all of your comments. I echo your thoughts and sentiments, so eloquently expressed. You guys give me hope that Palestine WILL be free! I sit here with tears streaming down my face after watching those videos, and reading all of your comments. I echo your thoughts and sentiments, so eloquently expressed. You guys give me hope that Palestine WILL be free!

]]> By: Global Voices auf Deutsch » Blog Archive » Palästina: Tägliches Elendhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330492 Global Voices auf Deutsch » Blog Archive » Palästina: Tägliches Elend Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:52:25 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330492 [...] Palästinenser Haitham Sabbah zeigt Videos, die von B’tselem (Das Israelische Informationszentrum für Menschenrechte in den [...] [...] Palästinenser Haitham Sabbah zeigt Videos, die von B’tselem (Das Israelische Informationszentrum für Menschenrechte in den [...]

]]> By: Global Voices صداهای جهانیصداهای جهانی » Blog Archive » فلسطین:فیلم هایی از بدبختی مردÙhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330478 Global Voices صداهای جهانیصداهای جهانی » Blog Archive » فلسطین:فیلم هایی از بدبختی مرد٠Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:20:51 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330478 [...] ها Ùˆ بدبختی های مردم فلسطین را نشان Ù…ÛŒ دهد در بلاگ خود منتشر کرده است. این فیلم های ویدیویی توسط  ”بتسلم” Ú©Ù‡ “مرکز [...] [...] ها Ùˆ بدبختی های مردم فلسطین را نشان Ù…ÛŒ دهد در بلاگ خود منتشر کرده است. این فیلم های ویدیویی توسط  ”بتسلم” Ú©Ù‡ “مرکز [...]

]]> By: Robinhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330445 Robin Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:36:33 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330445 I know Haitham, EVERYONE should know. There are SO many. The children of Palestine who have lost their parents to this occupation should NOT have to experience their parents as "butterflies". They should experience their parents as real live human beings whose arms can be wrapped around them. When I linked here and saw the title of this post, my heart immediately was braced for tragedy. (as it TOO many times is) Butterflies, with such short lives, and we look at them in awe and wonder, Elizabeth Kubler Ross, who wrote "On Death and Dying" (the handbook for dealing with death, ) wrote of butterflies: "When we have done all the work we were sent to do, we are allowed to shed our bodies, which imprisons our soul like a cocoon encloses the butterfly and when the time is right we can let go of it. Then we will be free of pain, free of fears and free of worries-- free as a beautiful butterfly returning home to God...." I do not know that Fida's mother would be aware of what Kubler-Ross wrote, but the sameness in thought is striking. This father had NOT been given the chance to raise his child, which IS what he was sent here to do. All life is precious and a gift from our creator. American life is NO more precious than any other, NO life is more precious than any other. Yet my country who is joined at the hip to Israel deems Palestinian life, their comfort, not as worthy as their own. That is at it's very core, a crime and a sin. If America is to cease being hypocritical, then it MUST accept the equality of all mankind and act accordingly. And shukran, I also posted these videos and linked here after commenting. http://thehollytree.blogspot.com/2007/06/butterfly-kisses-in-palestine.html May you SOON be free Palestine. I know Haitham, EVERYONE should know. There are SO many. The children of Palestine who have lost their parents to this occupation should NOT have to experience their parents as “butterflies”. They should experience their parents as real live human beings whose arms can be wrapped around them. When I linked here and saw the title of this post, my heart immediately was braced for tragedy. (as it TOO many times is) Butterflies, with such short lives, and we look at them in awe and wonder, Elizabeth Kubler Ross, who wrote “On Death and Dying” (the handbook for dealing with death, ) wrote of butterflies:

“When we have done all the work we were sent to do,
we are allowed to shed our bodies,
which imprisons our soul like a cocoon encloses the butterfly
and when the time is right we can let go of it.
Then we will be free of pain, free of fears and free of worries–
free as a beautiful butterfly returning home to God….”

I do not know that Fida’s mother would be aware of what Kubler-Ross wrote, but the sameness in thought is striking.

This father had NOT been given the chance to raise his child, which IS what he was sent here to do. All life is precious and a gift from our creator. American life is NO more precious than any other, NO life is more precious than any other. Yet my country who is joined at the hip to Israel deems Palestinian life, their comfort, not as worthy as their own. That is at it’s very core, a crime and a sin. If America is to cease being hypocritical, then it MUST accept the equality of all mankind and act accordingly.

And shukran, I also posted these videos and linked here after commenting.
http://thehollytree.blogspot.com/2007/06/butterfly-kisses-in-palestine.html

May you SOON be free Palestine.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Palestine: Daily Miseryhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330440 Global Voices Online » Palestine: Daily Misery Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:48:26 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330440 [...] Haitham Sabbah posts videos produced and published by B’tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the [...] [...] Haitham Sabbah posts videos produced and published by B’tselem (The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the [...]

]]> By: Haithamhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330439 Haitham Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:38:12 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330439 Robin, Just imagine how many 'Fida's' we have and how many widows will sing 'Butterfly kisses' for their kids :-( Robin,

Just imagine how many ‘Fida’s’ we have and how many widows will sing ‘Butterfly kisses’ for their kids :-(

]]> By: Robinhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330437 Robin Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:22:33 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330437 There is a song sung widely here in the States, "Butterfly Kisses" It's a Christian song sung widely at weddings. It's about a father giving his daughter away at her wedding, and remembering back when he would kneel with her at bedtime prayers and then receive from her "Butterfly Kisses". Now we have in the video above, a mother whose husband was shot and killed for NO reason by the IOF, telling her daughter that her father will "come at night like a butterfly". In the song, the father is still there for his daughter, raising her, and finally giving her away at her wedding like all fathers do who are living. Fida's father will NOT be there to give her away, he isn't even there to raise her OR recieve her "butterfly kisses". Instead we have a mother trying to comfort her daughter by telling her that her father will come to her while she is asleep like butterflys flittering in the night. One is real, one is a mother comforting her daughter for a loss which last her lifetime. This is what comes to my mind. A father singing to his daughter here in America which is the entity giving power to these monsters, the IOF, He lives comfortably while those in Palestine suffer. There is blessing in living comfortably, there is NO blessing in supporting the suffering of another who deserves as a child of our creator, safety, and every human right affordable to ALL mankind. No words can express how I feel about my country doing this. No words at all. Bless you Fida, bless your mother. We all wish so much that your Baba was with you. Yes, his love for you is a "butterfly" floating on the breeze of hope. May he come to you always and share your "butterfly kisses". "Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair You know how much I love you Daddy, but if you don't mind I'm only going to kiss you on the cheek this time (Father) With all that I've done wrong, I must have done something right To deserve her love every morning, and her kisses at night" There is a song sung widely here in the States, “Butterfly Kisses” It’s a Christian song sung widely at weddings. It’s about a father giving his daughter away at her wedding, and remembering back when he would kneel with her at bedtime prayers and then receive from her “Butterfly Kisses”. Now we have in the video above, a mother whose husband was shot and killed for NO reason by the IOF, telling her daughter that her father will “come at night like a butterfly”. In the song, the father is still there for his daughter, raising her, and finally giving her away at her wedding like all fathers do who are living. Fida’s father will NOT be there to give her away, he isn’t even there to raise her OR recieve her “butterfly kisses”. Instead we have a mother trying to comfort her daughter by telling her that her father will come to her while she is asleep like butterflys flittering in the night. One is real, one is a mother comforting her daughter for a loss which last her lifetime. This is what comes to my mind. A father singing to his daughter here in America which is the entity giving power to these monsters, the IOF, He lives comfortably while those in Palestine suffer. There is blessing in living comfortably, there is NO blessing in supporting the suffering of another who deserves as a child of our creator, safety, and every human right affordable to ALL mankind. No words can express how I feel about my country doing this. No words at all.
Bless you Fida, bless your mother. We all wish so much that your Baba was with you. Yes, his love for you is a “butterfly” floating on the breeze of hope. May he come to you always and share your “butterfly kisses”.

“Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair
You know how much I love you Daddy, but if you don’t mind
I’m only going to kiss you on the cheek this time
(Father) With all that I’ve done wrong, I must have done something right
To deserve her love every morning, and her kisses at night”

]]> By: desertpeacehttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330433 desertpeace Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:45:56 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330433 http://desertpeace.blogspot.com/2007/06/peace-loving-israeli-occupation.html http://desertpeace.blogspot.com/2007/06/peace-loving-israeli-occupation.html

]]> By: Haithamhttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330429 Haitham Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:34:44 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330429 Again... you are always welcome :-) Can you provide the link please? Again… you are always welcome :-)

Can you provide the link please?

]]> By: desertpeacehttp://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330427 desertpeace Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:24:34 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2007/06/29/daddy-will-come-at-night-like-a-butter-fly/#comment-330427 Again... thanks! I 'borrowed' this in its entirety for my blog. Again… thanks!
I ‘borrowed’ this in its entirety for my blog.

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