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To: SiouxPal who wrote (156981)	12/29/2008 11:22:43 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 362361

I don't think I posted this when I first saw it last august. I'm not sure much of anyone would be sad to see Hamas go, if Israel can 'target' well. Palestinian rappers: Hamas a "disguised evil" The best-known Palestinian political hip-hop artists spend most of their time rapping about Israel and the occupation. Now they are taking on a new occupying force: Hamas. In a new song, Palestinian rappers in Gaza lash out at Hamas as a "disguised evil." Rappers in Gaza wrote the anti-Hamas song after a local hip-hop artist was rounded up earlier this month as part of a new Hamas crackdown in which the Islamist militants claimed to have "uprooted" the last Fatah stronghold. Many members of the Fatah-aligned Hilles family fled to the West Bank. Others were arrested. One of those rounded up was a young, skinny rapper named Sami, who is also a member of the Fatah-aligned Palestinian Authority Navy. Sami was sent to Egypt last year to take part in Egyptian training, but is more rapper than fighter. When Sami was picked up, his friends and fellow rappers wrote a special song, "Free Sam," that called for his release and castigated Hamas for the crackdown. "Acting like an angel, you're a disguised evil," sing the rappers. The song is a small sign of defiance in Gaza, where Hamas has solidified its hold on power. I remember going to a rap concert in Gaza in the months after Hamas took military control last summer. There was almost no one at the small beachside club. Many people were afraid Hamas would violently shut it down. (Hamas members did show up at the end of the event to check on things, but didn't shut it down.) Below, courtesy of a friend in Gaza, is a rough translation of the lyrics. Sami was recently released by Hamas, though the song probably didn't play too big a role in securing his freedom... To listen to the song, click on the Arabic writing in the top row, alongside the "Sam" box on the Web site. Free Sam A freedom prisoner in your own country A freedom prisoner of your own people Because you are not one of them Your fellow Palestinians put you in. In the name of justice we know… Free Sami In the name of courage and honor… Free Sami In the name of friendship that we know … Free Sami The sun of freedom must be seen by Sami Who would be in jail where there is no one but the unjustified Torturing the nobles has become the Hamas routine Why don’t you leave us be We want freedom for the towns, freedom for our friends and brothers, freedom for Sami Let me steal your freedom for a day: Tell me, what do you call it? They’ve said that we’re in a new secure age But the reality is not even close You’ve violated many rights Who can forgive once, can't forgive twice Every time we get step closer to solving our cause You force us back more steps Is it the chairs which you started to think about more Acting like an angel And you’re a disguised evil Are you trying to shut me out or cut my tongue? We demand freedom for the freedom fighters behind your bars! We want the freedom for Sami! Posted at 02:19 PM \| Permalink washingtonbureau.typepad.com