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Arabic War Songs Blasted Out on London "Peace March"
(Daily Express-UK) Moataz Khalil - As a Muslim Egyptian journalist living in London, I am attuned to the nuances of what happens in the anti-Israel protests. So far, I've attended all of the weekly marches. Though the marches are being portrayed as peaceful calls for a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, the truth is quite different. If only Londoners understood the Arabic songs blaring out on loudspeakers brought by protestors. One song rang out: "I am rising up on you, my enemy. I am rising to you from every house, neighborhood, and street. From every wall and house, flying with machetes...and with our hand grenades, we declared a popular war." In the midst of the crowds, I heard the distinctive and persistent presence of songs of death. Those who understood the Arabic songs evidently approved of them, and those who did not understand carried on obliviously.