We refuse

by Yahya Abdul Rahman*
(Sept 20th, 2004)

We will not maim, we will not kill

It's against our faith, it's against our will

We will stay true to our life's vocation

We will not fight in an army of occupation

Whether you free us or bind us in chains

Our conscience is clear and our resolve remains

We seek not glory, we seek not fame

And refuse that atrocities be done in our name

We will continue to stand for what's true and what's right

But in the occupation army we refuse to fight

Although today we are released from our cell

An entire nation is living in hell

Let Palestinians live free on their land

For this we will struggle, for this we will stand

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* In honour of Haggai Matar, Matan Kaminer, Noam Bahat, Shimri Tzameret, and Adam Maor who were released on Monday September 20th, 2004 after having served some two years in military and civilian prisons for refusing to fight in the Israeli occupation army.