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In his response to the Syrian Ambassador to the UN who charged France of supporting the revolution against the regime, the French Ambassador revealed a historic document dated 1936, signed by some Alawites including the great grandfather of the Syrian dictator, asking the French occupation not to leave Syria and not to give independence to it. They also reminded the French that the Jews need their help as well to establish a homeland in Palestine.
The Generous Family
Up to seven grandfathers
By Tarif Youssef Agha
The son is burning the people
Because they wanted to replace him
His cousin was the one who announced
That Syria’s security is part of Israel’s security
Israel to which his dad gave the Golan Heights
As a gift to its planned state of Euphrates and Nile
His uncle was the one who told us lately
The number of victims he killed
But the grandfather was that who asked France “do not leave us!”
The people are many while we are few
The good heart Jews need you to stay as well
To take Jaffa, Haifa, Jerusalem and Hebron
You are our allies and we are yours
We will be killed if you decide to leave
Another grandfather told the Karamita (invaders from the past)
We will be loyal to you, generation after generation
His great great grandfather told the Mongols and Crusaders
We will be your best supporter and collaborator
What a generous family indeed, what a great one!
No other family is even close!
What was not revealed might be even worse
The future is great in uncovering all the secrets
We thank the French (Ambassador) today
For hanging out some of the (Assad’s family) dirty laundry
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Poem translation
Tarif Youssef-Agha
An Expatriate Arab Syrian Writer & Poet
Member of the ‘Syrian Revolutionary Writers Assembly’
Houston, Texas
Friday September 7, 2012
http://sites.google.com/site/tarifspoetry
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