The Army
And Security Service
Warned that
“The ground is burning”
And an escalation
Was expected
Towards the
Muslim Holy Month
Of Ramadan.
In fact,
The escalation
Came even
Before Ramadan.
So, what to do?
First, demand that
The Arab public leaders
Issue a condemnation.
Indeed, a sharp condemnation
Of the Be’er Sheba killings
Was duly issued.
Second, continue with
Measures that
Have been
Tried and tested.
Continue to
Demolish homes
In East Jerusalem,
On the West Bank
And at the “unrecognized”
Bedouin villages
In the Negev.
Continue to
Kill Palestinians,
Some of them teenagers,
And declare that
“They were terrorists!”
Continue to turn
A blind eye
When settlers uproot
Olive trees
And take over
Palestinian lands.
And most importantly:
Continue to
Politely ask
The Palestinians
To wait patiently
Until the Israeli government
Solves its inter-party
Coalition problems
And agrees to
Conduct some kind
Of negotiations
On some sort
Of political arrangement.
Please wait patiently!
Where’s the fire?