Each group would present its case
As to why The Land was theirs
The Arabs, Christians and the Jews
Would each say why they’re heirs
A panel of great judges
Together would convene
And hear the arguments they made
And judge if they’re pristine
The Christians they presented first
And told of their new god
The panel seemed to wonder
That sounds a little odd
Why would you have the Vatican
And put your pope in Rome
If you are so connected here
And Israel is your home?
The mufti he then took his stand
And said: We’re here for ages
These Jews they came from Europe
And so did all their sages!
We were here and then they came
Please prove why you were sent
You said that G-d gave you the land?
Where is the document?
All eyes turned to Ben-Gurion
Who saw the lies and libel
He pounded on the podium
And then picked up a Bible
You want the proof?
You want the deed?
That says we won’t succumb
The Land of Israel’s for the Jews
The children of Avrohom
You all believe the word of G-d!
His law you won’t dispute
So look here inside Genesis
The fact you can’t refute
I heard that there was silence
They did not answer back
A retort to His holy law
All of them did lack
Of course the rest is history
We know it made no dent
Despite the proof of written law
There only was dissent
But there is more to that strange tale
A tale that’s even greater
Rav Lau visited Ben-Gurion
In Be’er Sheva years later
He told him of the story
“Bible waving? Is it true?
Is that the response that you made
Is that what you did do?”
Ben-Gurion affirmed it
A sparkle in his eyes
As if to pat himself so proud
Convincing and so wise
Rav Lau then asked a question
“Mr. Ben-Gurion
I wonder if a document
A deal was written on
If half the document is false
You’d say it won’t apply
Is the rest considered valid?
Or the whole thing is a lie?”
The former prime minister
In all his pomp and glory
Wrinkled up his nose and eyes
And listened to the story
Rav Lau continued his concern
About the statesman’s actions
And asked him simple questions
And waited for reactions
“The document you showed those men
It was not just great lore
Besides the Land of Israel
There does contain much more!
You herald words about the land
But abscond with the rest
Your document cries Shabbos
And kashrus at its best!
The Torah tells of shatnez
Of tefillin and of Shemittah
It’s not only the Land it speaks
Sabras, falafel, pitah!
How dare you take a document
And say it is your creed
When most of all that’s in it
You do not care to heed?!”
Ben-Gurion was silent
His face a shade of red
He had no words to answer
What Rav Lau had just said
This week we all affirm the land
The purchase near Chevron
We shout about the Me’arah
It’s something that we own!
And one day it will truly be
A place that’s not disputed
And all the lies the Arabs say
Openly refuted
Until that time, however
Till Moshiach’s sent
All we have to show to them
The sacred document
But we must validate it
Affirming it’s all true
And keeping every word it says
The virtue of a Jew
And when that document is kept
And each word we endear
We’ll have no claimants on our land
Moshiach, we’ll be here!
