• Arjan de Weger
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Yasser Arafat

I am aware of the contradiction. I am aware off how much I possibly hurt people by this painting and by the poem inbedded in it but I am also aware of the lonelyness and the helpliness of the Palistinian people. We must understand what is going on down there. Now the Palistinians are paying the price off what we did to the Jews. Was it not better to give a piece of Germany to theme or at least give a piece of Germany as relocation to the Palistinians. The Poem embedded in this painting is: Poem embedded in painting Yasser Arafat I blame God. God's word, God's inheritance He gave what was not His to give They took what was not theirs to be taken He ordered genocide and His will was done After years, pride came to fall Jerusalem and Massada came down, His people scattered Blinded by their pride they paraded to hell What survived was licensed to sin by world's guilt They came alighted on your country like sparrows Due to the debt of the mighty to those who swept you Leaving you deprived of your land, your home, your future Deprived of sense, your right to be, your right for justice L'Histoire se repete. Banned by Joshua's God Adonizedek, Sitting Bull or you, tell me the difference Justified by the word of an ancient evil God Your violated people gathered at gun point No safe haven, Josh Vulcan's circling their head Killing all who raise voice or hand And the world saw it but ceased to raise its voice in anger Billing your people for Europe's sin Arjan de Weger

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Emily Reed 17 Mar 2006

What a tremendous portrait! Just great!

ArtAblaze 17 Jan 2006

good painting Arjan. Havent seen u in a while...how have u been??

thea walstra 18 May 2005

A very good portrait

Maggi Carstairs 18 May 2005

Excellent

Nancy Costley 17 May 2005

Like the marks.