Khader Adnan, Bobby Sands In Music

Khader Adnan is a name you should know by now, he is the Palestinian prisoner Israel has decided to throw in jail and since they do not have to charge him with anything to keep him inside, they have not. So they have been keeping him in jail for months even thought they have no charges against him.

Khader is not regular dude, he decided to turn the table and give Israeli regime the middle finger in a way that shows them as nothing but a bunch abusive clowns. He has been in a goof strikes for 66 days now, nothing but water. His health is fable, but his spirit is up. He has already gone longer than any other human has gone before. He is not rerunning form some world record, it's all about his freedom. This is about the human dignity and in the coming days we should find out what does the future hold for Khader, the legend.

Kader's story brought to mind the famous Irish leader Bobby Sands who has died from British prisons on May 5th 1981 after 64 days of a hunger strike. Activist everywhere remember this story and the world has started to notice Khader--even those who disguise their racism with other metaphors. Here's an Australian singer who was inspired to write something about this story and perform it with his guitar.

I pray that Khader will make it out alive, but as of this moment the Israeli government are looking at other way. Many have written off Khader Adnan days ago. but the man spend his days in the hospital bed reading the Koran.

Khader Adnan, Bobby Sands


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Khader Adnan, Bobby Sands

Khader Adnan grew up near Jenin City
You could say he was a product of his time
Ever since he was a kid he'd get arrested
Though he was never charged with any crime
Spending half his life in prison
A life lived like so many of his friends
Arbitrary and indefinite detention
Never knowing if your jail time would end
Khader Adnan was arrested last December
Again he wasn't told the reason why
He was shackled, he was beaten, he was tortured
There beneath the Middle Eastern sky
Perhaps there was a moment when he realized
That right then, with his body, he'd say no
But from then on he refused to eat another meal
Like in Belfast not many years ago

Khader Adnan grew up in a war zone
But all the tanks and planes were only on one side
It was a type of war that they call occupation
Settlement, removal, fratricide
And anyone who talked about resistance
Who thought they did not deserve to be a slave
Would be looking down the barrel of a gun
And often find themselves inside an early grave
Khader Adnan loves his wife and daughters
And he likes to eat his daily bread
But in prison he can't see his children
Or live life with the lady that he wed
So on behalf of all the children without fathers
He decided he had to strike a blow
He said I will have dignity or death
Like in Belfast not many years ago

Each time Khader Adnan was arrested
In prison he would learn a little more
And soon he became the teacher
And he'd talk about the times that came before
They talked about civil disobedience
They talked about the ballot and the gun
They talked about the Occupied Six Counties
And the H Blocks in 1981
Khader Adnan talked of perseverance
And how someday their people might be free
How someday they might hear their children laughing
Unafraid, how someday things could be
And then at 3:30 on one morning
The soldiers came, their rifles pointed low
And they took Khader Adnan from his family
Like in Belfast not many years ago

They say Khader Adnan is a terrorist
Just like they said of Bobby Sands
Because he dares speak out against injustice
Because he dares to make a stand
Because he dares believe that he is human
And he does not deserve to live this way
Because he dares to consider an alternative
Because he dares imagine a new day
Khader Adnan lost his liberty before he was born
To fight for life it's death he must embrace
But just like others come before him
There are others waiting to take his place
And even the great powers can lose interest
In supporting such a vicious status quo
Because you can't break a man who won't be broken
Like in Belfast not many years ago