Giuseppe Verdi: Va pensiero (To Remember Palestine)

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Love is how the kites in Gaza, Afghanistan and the world will fly

Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers flew kites
for the people of Gaza
photo by Hakim

gazafriends
January 07, 2010

The famous song, Va pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi was first performed in 1842 when the Northern part of Italy was under the thumb of the Austrian empire. It is a song about the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered, and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian King Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar).

The song has become a plaintive cry for freedom for all occupied people and is dedicated to the Palestinian fight for justice, from the Occupied West Bank to besieged Gaza. Supporters from around the world marched on December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010 to demand of their governments, “Break the siege on Gaza, let them live in peace and with dignity”

credits:
footage from:
ISM PALESTINE
NEVER BEFORE CAMPAIGN
AL JAZEERA
MACHSOM WATCH
PRESS TV LONDON
CODEPINK84
Haitham Al Katib
Azibuddin
Mballan
Ourjourneytosmile

pictures of only some of the GAZA FREEDOM MARCHERS, 31, December 2009
by PACIFISTS ALL OVER THE WORLD ,
http://www.flickr.com/groups/gfm/pool…

see

George Galloway Describes “Desperate” Situation in Gaza

Flying Kites for Peace + Afghans protest against the killing of civilians + Befriending a potential Afghan insurgent

Aid convoy breaks Israeli blockade of Gaza + Clashes on Gaza-Egypt Rafah border

Viva Palestina Report from the Irish delegation + Viva Palestina Convoy After Attack

Philip Weiss: More solidarity marches with Gaza in Israel

Viva Palestina Convoy Attacked in Egypt + 55 activists injured in clashes in Egypt

3 thoughts on “Giuseppe Verdi: Va pensiero (To Remember Palestine)

  1. Israel would have a very hard time showing the world a single locality that displays such destruction as is seen all over Gaza. What goes around comes around…

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