Hating their brothers – v2

For generation upon generation
far longer than the modern age
locked in unholy struggle
two brothers fighting
two great peoples
bound together
by a legacy of hate

A legacy of anger
four thousands of years
endless battles, continuing division
over that sliver of earth
Hating their brothers
the large family circle
the children of Ishmael
and the descendants of Isaac


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Edited December 1, 2012
November 24, 2012
&
announcement of a cease fire
between Gaza (Hamas) and Israel
November 21, 2012
&
the tragedy of the fighting in Gaza and Israel
and the source of the conflict
in the division of Ishmael and Isaac
the sons of Abraham

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