A Song of Love in Gaza 2012

A Song of Love in Gaza 2012


G And the love of Mohammed and Isra 
 Em 
Is the love that cannot die. 
C It's a song that was written in Gaza
 Am It's the love that will always survive.



G In the war that came to Gaza
 Em Back in the New Year of pain,
 C Mohammed told Isra he loved her Am Beneath that terrible rain.
 G The city of Gaza was burning
 Em But their messages of love came right through. 
C 'How are you?' 
Am C Am 'I'm ok. How are you? I love you.'
 G C G 'And I love you, I love you, I love you.'



G And the love of Mohammed and Isra  
Em Is the love that cannot die.
 C It's a song that was written in Gaza
 Am It's the love that will always survive.



G Now in this month of November  
Em Like Herod's war on the child, 
C Isra and Mohammed live a nightmare, 
 Am Their love song is buried inside.
 G From darkness it will be nurtured
 Em 
To return like a bird at sunrise.
 C Isra will sing their song of love again
 Am G With Mohammed by her side.



G And the love of Mohammed and Isra 
 Em Is the love that cannot die.
 C It's a song that was written in Gaza
 Am It's the love that will always survive.
 G It's the love that will always survive.


Dave Clinch

On Saturday 17 November I wrote this song on the computer of my friends Erella and Dani Dunayevsky at Kibbutz Shoval , just 25km from Gaza.

I was deeply moved by their story. I tried to capture in the song what Mohammed told me about how they were phone messaging each other to see they were both ok when so called 'Operation Cast Lead' happened in 2008/9.

He said that in the first minute of 2009 he told Isra that he loved her. In the first minute of 2012 he proposed to her. They married a few months ago.

The suffered so much then and now again during this latest barbaric attack by the Zionist state of Israel. In one of her texts to me during the bombardment Isra said they were in a nightmare. She was so frightened that she lost her voice and said she would never be able to sing again.

Earlier in the week Isra and Mohammed came to a decision that they would not be able to fulfil their dream of having a family, as they could not bring a child into the hell of Gaza.

I tried, along with others who have contacted them to offer hope. I do believe that Isra will find her voice again and that they will have the children they want so much.

Isra said to me recently that she hoped we would be able to sing and play music together. What a joy that will be.

I wanted it to be a song of love and hope.