UNMIA

On Thursday, May 8, from 12 - 1 pm
the UNM Israel Alliance and StandWithUs will be having a special celebration on campus for Israel’s 60th Anniversary!
Stop by our booth at the Student Union Building Plaza and listen to live Israeli music — and dance to Klezmer!
Michele Diel of Nahalat Shalom will be leading the dancing, and Cantor Finn Congregation Albert will be providing the live music!
FREE FOOD AND DRINKS!
Take a little break from your studies and worries, and stop by for some lunch and music!

Recording of Ben Gurion’s announcement of the founding of the State of Israel with scenes from the time (Hebrew). English Text

Why can’t we all just get along? Why not peace instead of war? For Israel these two songs give the main reason. Here is a popular Israeli song, with a common theme. Other songs are about life and love, like most other people’s songs. You won’t find Israeli songs about murder and suicide and the joy of killing Arabs. Listen to the Palestinian song. It’s very typical, you can find many samples like this among popular Arab songs, and many are more violent than this one.

Do you want peace? First, define peace. There are many kinds of peace…the peace of the grave, the peace of complete victory, the peace of having nothing left to lose, the peace of living together in unity. Unless both sides in a conflict want the same kind of peace, peace will only come with victory. For that to change, the Palestinians will have to change their goal. Listen and consider.

A video of Ofra Haza singing “Yerushalayim Shel Zahav” (Jerusalem of Gold)

Israeli Girl
Beautiful! The Israeli song, Eucalyptus Grove (חורשת האקליפטוס), written by Naomi Shemer, is beautifully sung by a young Bulgarian woman, Preslava Peycheva. Below is the same song by an Israeli singer, Ofira Gluska. Thanks to Israeli Girl for pointing this out, and for the subtitles. Note, in the subtitles, “rain” (geshem) should be “bridge” (gesher).