Hear our voices when we cry out
for life, for ceasefire,
for an end to this endless night
of terror.
Keep us from those who equivocate
with their apologetics, those
who would calmly rationalize away
horrors that can never be justified.
Let us pay no heed to the ones
who arm themselves in impunity,
openly advocating the slaughter of innocents
in the bright light of day.
One day soon their words
will fall back upon them
like guided missiles,
yes, the world will see them
for who they truly are.
One day the world
will hang its head in shame
for looking away
from such cruelty as this.
Until then we will continue
to cry out for justice,
unleashing our song of liberation
throughout the land,
resonating in exaltation
from the river to the sea.
Jewish Prayers for Gaza 