Ari Lesser - Israel Apartheid

People say Israel's an Apartheid state But I can't relate to that baseless hate It's not really fair to try and compare A racist regime with the war on terror Using common sense against violence Israel had to build up the border fence And if you think that's Apartheid it's because You don't know what Apartheid really was For two thousand years the Jews all roamed But we always called Israel our home Unlike the British and Dutch who came To South Africa where they had no claim They already had countries overseas But they wanted to expand to new colonies So they conquered the natives, bought and sold That land they stole full of diamonds and gold The whites united and decided to create South Africa, as a democratic state But soon they denied blacks voting rights So the whole government was controlled by whites The House and the Senate and all of the courts Were white so the black people got no support Plus the police would arrest, and beat Any peaceful protesters in the street They split everybody into four different races And moved them by force into separate places If you were Indian, black, or brown You had no business in a white town They had segregation of transportation Buses, bus stops, trains and train stations Separate ambulance, different doctor and nurse And the black hospitals were always worse Restaurants, hotels, and the public park Might be off limits if your skin was dark It was crime and you could get more than a fine If you crossed the line of that "Whites Only" sign They had separate teachers at different schools Black and white beaches and swimming pools Cafes and movies theaters wouldn't let folks in Discriminating if they had the wrong color skin No mixed marriage, it was a criminal act For a white person to have sex with a black Apartheid went from the womb til the tomb Couldn't even take dump in the same bathroom People say Israel's an Apartheid state But I can't relate to that baseless hate It's not really fair to try and compare A racist regime with the war on terror Using common sense against violence Israel had to build up the border fence And if you think that's Apartheid it's because You don't know what Apartheid really was In Israel, Apartheid is not the case Cause regardless of gender, religion, or race All Israeli citizens black, brown, and white Have equal social and political rights So the Arab Israeli Population Which makes up twenty percent of the nation Might be a minority but at least They can vote, unlike the rest of the Middle East Look at the whole region you'll see only Israel is truly a democracy Every citizen's right to vote is protected And Arab officials often get elected That's an important point, let me stress it There's a dozen Arabs, with seats in the Knesset Plus an Arab Judge on the Supreme Court So they don't fall short on government support Everyone has access to the same schools The same beaches and the same swimming pools The same resorts and hotel guestrooms Same public parks and public restrooms The same cinemas, restaurants, and cafes Same trains, buses, taxis, and highways Same doctors, and nurses, all deliveries Of babies are done in the same facilities Arab Israeli life expectancy's great Up by Twenty seven years since nineteen forty-eight And their infant mortality rate has declined From thirty-two per thousand to less than nine And they're doing much better economically Relative to every other Arab country There's no restrictions on choice of career They're welcome in the military if they volunteer They can work and reside wherever they please From Eilat all the way to the sea of Galilee They live in the very same cities as Jews On the same street in the same house if the choose So people say Israel's an Apartheid state But I can't relate to that baseless hate It's not really fair to try and compare A racist regime with the war on terror Using common sense against violence Israel had to build up the border fence And if you think that's Apartheid it's because You don't know what Apartheid really was