'Right On, Hizbullah!'
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As fighting intensifies and Abbas works to release a captured Israeli
soldier, Palestinians reconsider their relationship with the Lebanese
militia.
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By Kevin Peraino
Newsweek
Updated: 12:37 p.m. ET July 27, 2006
July 27, 2006 - A person can learn a lot in the Gaza Strip just by
listening to the radio. In peacetime, Palestinians sing along to
soothing ballads by Umm Kulthume, the voice of Arab nationalism in the
1950s and '60s. Not surprisingly, she is a favorite of moderate
president Mahmoud Abbas. But this week, even politically secular Gazans
were singing a different melody: a catchy tune in heavy rotation called
"Hala, Hala, Hizbullah!" (The chorus: "Right on, Hizbullah! Right on,
Nasrallah! We don't need money or food-we need freedom!") Some even
set it as the ringtone on their cellphones.
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