Lee Diamond -Who are they?
Black clothed in summer
Black hats, sometimes with fur
Living in the heat of the middle east
But Dressed in 17th century Polish garb
Bearded and with payot
Anti State of Israel
Opposed to the IDF
“Haredi” Men
Living in Israel
But despising their very state.
They are telling me that the “Wall”,
The Kotel
Is theirs? That the wall is their “shul”
And That they will make and dictate the rules?
The prayers ?
Who may pray there?
That I must pray only like them?
Who are they?
Who are they to dictate to me?
I am an Israeli
I chose to live here.
This is my land, my Jerusalem
My home!
I respect and serve In the IDF
I speak Hebrew and not Yiddish
It’s my Kotel,
It’s my land
It’s my prayer
To the God of Israel.
“Jerusalem
Jerusalem
I will not budge from here.”
