By Ofri Ilani : 1948 diaries: Saving the Jews from themselves
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Title:an ode to judah magnes
Name:eric
City: State: nm
judah magnes...
how different it would be today
if things had just gone your way
and if events of 60 years passing
could back then have been foreseen
though i wonder if any would have agreed
to embrace the wisdom that you breathed
even if the future had been theirs to see?
would it ever have changed their zealotry?
judah magnes...
and ever since the world has been amazed
as your predictions unfold even to this day
while never once has israel ever stopped to say
"maybe after all; HIS was the better way"
and god forbid that it should ever change
the wrongful pursuits that israel maintains
against the neighbors who`s lives it`s razed...
how sad your wisdom buried by zionist rage!
judah magnes...
your wisdom and your insight
still remains lost to most zionist minds
who believe "ethnic cleansing" is their right
and find palestinian death a cause for delight
their jewish faith has since faded from sight
lost upon them when they closed their eyes
as hate and greed within them began to rise
giving them pleasure in the palestinian plight...
judah magnes...
you were a jewish treasure and a zionist gem
who knew what would make israel a success
with a heart of gold just to the right of left
your`s was a vision still unseen by the rest
one which would have proven to be the best
had it only been recognized by your brethren
and ambitiously sought by them way back then
what a powerful essence today`s israel would possess!
judah magnes...
`twould have been a pleasure to know you!