Israel Apartheid~Ari Lesser Gets It Right!

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People say Israel's an Apartheid state

But I can't relate to that baseless hate

It's not really fair to try and compare

A racist regime with the war on terror

Using common sense against violence

Israel had to build up the border fence

And if you think that's Apartheid it's because

You don't know what Apartheid really was

For two thousand years the Jews all roamed

But we always called Israel our home

Unlike the British and Dutch who came

To South Africa where they had no claim

They already had countries overseas

But they wanted to expand to new colonies

So they conquered the natives, bought and sold

That land they stole full of diamonds and gold

The whites united and decided to create

South Africa, as a democratic state

But soon they denied blacks voting rights

So the whole government was controlled by whites

The House and the Senate and all of the courts

Were white so the black people got no support

Plus the police would arrest, and beat

Any peaceful protesters in the street

They split everybody into four different races

And moved them by force into separate places

If you were Indian, black, or brown

You had no business in a white town

They had segregation of transportation

Buses, bus stops, trains and train stations

Separate ambulance, different doctor and nurse

And the black hospitals were always worse

Restaurants, hotels, and the public park

Might be off limits if your skin was dark

It was crime and you could get more than a fine

If you crossed the line of that "Whites Only" sign

They had separate teachers at different schools

Black and white beaches and swimming pools

Cafes and movies theaters wouldn't let folks in

Discriminating if they had the wrong color skin

No mixed marriage, it was a criminal act

For a white person to have sex with a black

Apartheid went from the womb til the tomb

Couldn't even take dump in the same bathroom

People say Israel's an Apartheid state

But I can't relate to that baseless hate

It's not really fair to try and compare

A racist regime with the war on terror

Using common sense against violence

Israel had to build up the border fence

And if you think that's Apartheid it's because

You don't know what Apartheid really was

In Israel, Apartheid is not the case

Cause regardless of gender, religion, or race

All Israeli citizens black, brown, and white

Have equal social and political rights

So the Arab Israeli Population

Which makes up twenty percent of the nation

Might be a minority but at least

They can vote, unlike the rest of the Middle East

Look at the whole region you'll see only

Israel is truly a democracy

Every citizen's right to vote is protected

And Arab officials often get elected

That's an important point, let me stress it

There's a dozen Arabs, with seats in the Knesset

Plus an Arab Judge on the Supreme Court

So they don't fall short on government support

Everyone has access to the same schools

The same beaches and the same swimming pools

The same resorts and hotel guestrooms

Same public parks and public restrooms

The same cinemas, restaurants, and cafes

Same trains, buses, taxis, and highways

Same doctors, and nurses, all deliveries

Of babies are done in the same facilities

Arab Israeli life expectancy's great

Up by Twenty seven years since nineteen forty-eight

And their infant mortality rate has declined

From thirty-two per thousand to less than nine

And they're doing much better economically

Relative to every other Arab country

There's no restrictions on choice of career

They're welcome in the military if they volunteer

They can work and reside wherever they please

From Eilat all the way to the sea of Galilee

They live in the very same cities as Jews

On the same street in the same house if the choose

So people say Israel's an Apartheid state

But I can't relate to that baseless hate

It's not really fair to try and compare

A racist regime with the war on terror

Using common sense against violence

Israel had to build up the border fence

And if you think that's Apartheid it's because

You don't know what Apartheid really was