In her latest post, my colleague Rania Khalek makes reference to “a new racist chant mocking the more than two hundred children slaughtered by Israel’s merciless bombing campaign in Gaza: ‘Tomorrow there’s no school in Gaza, they don’t have any children left.’” This video shows an Israeli mob actually singing in celebration of children’s deaths in the style of a soccer fans’ song: “In Gaza there’s no studying, No children are left there, Olé, olé, olé-olé-olé.”
The mob also incites directly against Ahmed Tibi and Haneen Zoabi, two prominent Palestinian citizens of Israel who are members of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
The video of the 26 July event in Tel Aviv was published by Israeli journalist Haim Har-Zahav.
The words of the repulsive song have been translated for The Electronic Intifada by Dena Shunra:
Tibi – Ahmed Tibi I wanted you to know The next kid to be hurt will be your kid I hate Tibi I hate Tibi the terrorist. Tibi – is dead! Tibi – is dead! Tibi – is dead!
Tibi is a terrorist. Tibi is a terrorist. Tibi is a terrorist.
They’ll take their papers away. They’ll take their papers away. They’ll take their papers away. Olé, olé, olé-olé-olé In Gaza there’s no studying No children are left there, Olé, olé, olé-olé-olé,
[Three lines, not entirely clear]
Who is getting nervous, I hear? Zoabi, this here is the Land of Israel This here is the Land of Israel, Zoabi This here is the Land of the Jews I hate you, I do, Zoabi I hate all the Arabs. Oh-oh-oh-oh Gaza is a graveyard Gaza is a graveyard Gaza is a graveyard Gaza is a graveyard
English subtitles
Tali Shapiro has posted a version of the same video with English subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7qFACSfd_k