Birds at the border I. 8th March 2019. Netiv Haasara.

Meditation facing the border between Israel and Gaza. At the horizon: the sea.

Seemingly a quiet, beautiful spring Friday. Just for another few hours.



 


















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Reminding me this line from a song (1970): "Flowers in the canon’s barrel and girls(young women) in the tank turret".

 Gaza, Sinai, soldiers, gflowers & girls 
Literally translation of the refrain lines: 
"The Sun will stand between Gaza and Rafah
Moon will whiten on mount Hermon’s  peak
Flowers in the canon’s barrel and girls (young women) in the tank turret
Crowds of soldiers will return to the town"
 
 1990s ironical version of the third refrain, in the satirical TV program "Hachamishiya Hakamerit) 



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