TALE OF A CITY 162 2 REBECCA SASSOON F 2½ INDIAN 3 ELIAS SASSOON M 3½ INDIAN 4 DAVID SASSOON M 6 INDIAN 5 ALBERT SASSOON M 7½ INDIAN 6 RUTH SASSOON F 4½ INDIAN * 7 DR. VAINSTEIN M - ISRAEL 8 BATHSHEBA ASTAMKAR F 25 INDIAN 9 RUTH ASTAMKAR F 5 INDIAN 10 SARAH ASTAMKAR F 3 INDIAN While those flights landed in Sharjah aerodrome and the multitudes of Jews on board stayed in the attached rest house over night to take off the next morning to occupied Palestine adding to fuel to the fire, the students of al-Qasimia school were chanting: We open the way and overcome the obstacles Nothing will stop us, and for us is the glory of life. Raise your swords and mount your steeds Palestine is your home, so guard it, O, Glorious Ones. Then they would raise their voices with “Allahu Akbar” and continue chanting the words of the Lebanese poet, Bisharah al-Khuri: We’re the youth, the future is ours with its eternal glory Our for-ever slogan is “Long Live our homeland ” On the day of hardships, we sacrifice our souls for it O, homeland, rise above all setbacks, you have always been a giver, You taught us to live with dignity and how to overcome pain. We’re the youth, the future is ours with its eternal glory We’re the youth, the future is ours with its eternal glory
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