Is This Song Racist or Reality?

Jewish Press ^ | 26/11/14 | Video of the Day

[Eleutheria5]

Amir Benayoun is a popular Mizrachi Israeli singer/composer with a small problem. He’s not left-wing, and sometimes his songs are political commentary — and not from a left-wing perspective.

This past week he released a song called “Ahmed Loves Israel” (song and translated lyrics below)

In particular, it reminds the listeners that the Arab terrorists in Har Nof Massacre, in the Merkaz HaRav Massacre, in the Rechavam Ze’evi assassination, in the Yehuda Glick assassination attempt, and in many of the other terror attacks worked near the places where they committed their terror attacks, and they seemed normal, until they weren’t. It was those massacres he was thinking of when he wrote the song.

The song is not politically correct. But it does encapsulate some of the fears that many Israelis feel right now towards their Arab neighbors, some of whom are currently rioting, shooting fireworks at police, stoning buses and trains, stabbing Jews in Jerusalem, and running over people over with their cars and bulldozers.

What he sang may not be nice to say out loud, but it does represent a part of the reality that Israel has been living with.

Following the outrage led by Israel’s left and President Ruby Rivlin’s boycott, Benayoun composed the following song, “Enemy of the State”, in response to the attempts to vilify and boycott him and paint him as the bad guy

Link to video

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[Eleutheria5]

Translation by Jewish Press staff

You are allowed to go up on the roof and shoot with joy You are allowed as an elected official to even show support You are allowed to shout ‘Death to the Jews’ And a small guy like me is not allowed to sing songs

You are allowed to wave the flag of a terrorist state Nowadays its even in fashion if you are a little enlightened In the name of God, you are allowed to shed blood And I the smallest of people am forbidden to say a few words

If the killer has become the victim And I have became the despicable murderer I do not have much left to say I live in a scary and insane world

You are allowed to run over a police officer, after all he is the devil And anyone who does not think like you he is just a little infidel You are allowed to crush with your tractor a hapless Jew And me a fool like me is -censored-

If the killer has become the victim And I have became the despicable murderer I do not have much left to say In a world that is so despicable and insane

If rejoicing in the death of Jewish children – is no problem I have nothing to look for I’m going to be hospitalized by force

You are allowed to run over a police officer, he is the devil Anyone who does not think like you – is like a little heretic You are allowed to shout ‘Death to the Jews’

But a small guy like me is forbidden to sing songs An idiot like me is forbidden to sing songs

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[South40]

This is 2014. Everything is racist. Even this:

[bluejean]

Reality. Simple facts.

[Eleutheria5]

“... I have nothing to look for I’m going to be hospitalized by force”

In the Hebrew, this has a double meaning; i.e., “ein li ela leilech bikfiya” means both:

“I have nothing to look for except to be hospitalized by force”

and “I have nothing to look for except to wear a kefiya”

[Eleutheria5]

Yeh. Racist. Hope you’re proud of yourself, you evil bigot. Your user name even has the word South in it, proving that you’re racist./s

[logic101.net]

It is not permissible to tell the truth about muslims....

[fhayek]

I for one am sick of this crap. Fruck the Muslims. The more that die, the better. And I don’t care how young they are. They will only grow up to be Shiiteheads anyway. Delete me. Ban me. Whatever. And the same goes for the Barbarians that reside in this country.

[South40]

lol! I grew up in the south during the 60s. I attended segregated schools. I'm quite certain that, and the fact that I still have family there, qualifies me as a racist. /s

Seriously, though...every time blacks or anyone on the left claim something is racist I am reminded of the story of the boy who cried wolf. I have even said that to a few but they just don't get it. So be it.

[Eleutheria5]

I can imagine the response: Who you calling boy, cracker.

[RedMDer]

We're going to need a big push to
wrap this up. Let's git 'er done.


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[SunkenCiv]

In particular, it reminds the listeners that the Arab terrorists in Har Nof Massacre, in the Merkaz HaRav Massacre, in the Rechavam Ze’evi assassination, in the Yehuda Glick assassination attempt, and in many of the other terror attacks worked near the places where they committed their terror attacks, and they seemed normal, until they weren’t. It was those massacres he was thinking of when he wrote the song.