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:"We want to stop seeing our [[Nakba]] grow, and finally be able to see our children grow.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/majedbamya/status/1741088975320727661 "75 years have come and gone, and there is a nation still deprived of its land and of its most fundamental rights. Still occupied, oppressed, killed."]''</ref>}} | :"We want to stop seeing our [[Nakba]] grow, and finally be able to see our children grow.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/majedbamya/status/1741088975320727661 "75 years have come and gone, and there is a nation still deprived of its land and of its most fundamental rights. Still occupied, oppressed, killed."]''</ref>}} | ||
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− | {{QB| | + | On 31 December 2023, Majed Bamya posted the text of his poem ''Stay'' on humanising the impact of losing a child, described as "heartbreaking and beautiful in equal measure"<ref>''[https://www.instagram.com/ask.the.dr/p/C1qRNmfSW7J/?img_index=1 "'Stay' by Majed Bamya"]''</ref>:{{QB| |
− | :Stay | + | :''Stay'' |
:Long enough for us to rewrite the end | :Long enough for us to rewrite the end | ||
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:Long enough for the arc of the moral universe to bend | :Long enough for the arc of the moral universe to bend | ||
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:Till I find the chemical equation | :Till I find the chemical equation | ||
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:That transforms a scream into a smile | :That transforms a scream into a smile | ||
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:To build for you within my arms an isle | :To build for you within my arms an isle | ||
− | :Stay | + | :''Stay'' |
:Give me one more day | :Give me one more day | ||
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:To etch deeper into my memory your eyes | :To etch deeper into my memory your eyes | ||
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:Elsewhere they say time flies | :Elsewhere they say time flies | ||
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:Here we have no time at all | :Here we have no time at all | ||
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:Not even to delay the fall | :Not even to delay the fall | ||
− | :Stay | + | :''Stay'' |
:God's embrace can wait | :God's embrace can wait | ||
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:Why such a rush, oh fate | :Why such a rush, oh fate | ||
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:Please leave him behind | :Please leave him behind | ||
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:At least to say goodbye | :At least to say goodbye | ||
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:Why can't you change your mind | :Why can't you change your mind | ||
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:Leave some angels here away from the sky | :Leave some angels here away from the sky | ||
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:I need him by my side | :I need him by my side | ||
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:To remind my heart to beat | :To remind my heart to beat | ||
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:To reverse this mighty tide | :To reverse this mighty tide | ||
:Can't another fill his seat? | :Can't another fill his seat? | ||
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:And if there are no other souls to claim | :And if there are no other souls to claim | ||
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:And you insist that we should part | :And you insist that we should part | ||
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:And if one has to join your realm | :And if one has to join your realm | ||
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:Then let me stop my own heart | :Then let me stop my own heart | ||
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:Let him live, let him grow | :Let him live, let him grow | ||
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:To learn life is not all pain and sorrow | :To learn life is not all pain and sorrow | ||
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:To learn words not wounds | :To learn words not wounds | ||
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:To discover love beyond duty | :To discover love beyond duty | ||
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:To write poems inspired by moons | :To write poems inspired by moons | ||
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:And to surrender...but only to beauty | :And to surrender...but only to beauty | ||
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:Let him stay to spell his name | :Let him stay to spell his name | ||
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:And find his way | :And find his way | ||
− | :Please stay | + | :''Please stay'' |
:Tomorrow is another day | :Tomorrow is another day | ||
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:The nightmare will eventually end | :The nightmare will eventually end | ||
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:I will survive if your life is spared | :I will survive if your life is spared | ||
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:Everything else I can mend | :Everything else I can mend | ||
− | :Please stay, I lied, I am scared | + | :''Please stay'', I lied, I am scared |
:I held you close and told you I am here | :I held you close and told you I am here | ||
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:That you have nothing to fear | :That you have nothing to fear | ||
+ | :But now I know | ||
+ | :You are my courage, with you I am brave | ||
+ | :And with you gone, there is no one left to save.<ref>''[https://twitter.com/majedbamya/status/1741340693149180260 "Stay"]''</ref>}} | ||
− | : | + | ==UNSCR 2728/24== |
+ | On 27 March 2024, Majed Bamya posted on '''[[X]]''':{{QB| | ||
+ | :"Binding or not binding, that is the question… | ||
− | : | + | :"Well it is not a question at all, the answer is obvious. [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728 (2024)]] is binding and must be implemented. |
− | : | + | :"Listen to what [[UN Security Council]] members said on the matter."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/majedbamya/status/1773011125900079379 "UNSCR 2728/24 is binding and must be implemented"]''</ref>}} |
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:57, 28 March 2024
Majed Bamya (diplomat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alma mater | University Rene Descartes, University Pantheon Sorbonne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of | Munich Security Conference/Young Leaders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Majed Bamya is Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations in New York.[1]
Genocide Convention
On 29 December 2023, Majed Bamya posted on X:
- South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel before the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention and requests provisional measures.[2]
UN speech
On 30 December 2023, Ambassador Majed Bamya spoke at the UN:
- "75 years have come and gone, and there is a nation still deprived of its land and of its most fundamental rights. Still occupied, oppressed, killed.
- "Our people have outlasted the massacres before and will outlast them again, but those killed will not be brought back to life, those scarred will never truly heal. The impact of the Israeli massacres in Gaza will be felt for decades to come, for the Palestinian people who bear the wounds in their flesh, but also in our region and across the world. And if hope is not restored and freedom does not prevail, no one can predict the next chapter of this tragedy but everyone knows it will be worst.
- "As the world welcomes a new year, the massacres in Palestine continue, the injustice continues, the suffering continues. How many Palestinian generations will have to suffer before finally being able to live in freedom and dignity and peace in our ancestral land?
Stay
We want to stop seeing our Nakba grow, and finally be able to see our children grow. |
On 31 December 2023, Majed Bamya posted the text of his poem Stay on humanising the impact of losing a child, described as "heartbreaking and beautiful in equal measure"[5]:
- Stay
- Long enough for us to rewrite the end
- Long enough for the arc of the moral universe to bend
- Till I find the chemical equation
- That transforms a scream into a smile
- To build for you within my arms an isle
- Stay
- Give me one more day
- To etch deeper into my memory your eyes
- Elsewhere they say time flies
- Here we have no time at all
- Not even to delay the fall
- Stay
- God's embrace can wait
- Why such a rush, oh fate
- Please leave him behind
- At least to say goodbye
- Why can't you change your mind
- Leave some angels here away from the sky
- I need him by my side
- To remind my heart to beat
- To reverse this mighty tide
- Can't another fill his seat?
- And if there are no other souls to claim
- And you insist that we should part
- And if one has to join your realm
- Then let me stop my own heart
- Let him live, let him grow
- To learn life is not all pain and sorrow
- To learn words not wounds
- To discover love beyond duty
- To write poems inspired by moons
- And to surrender...but only to beauty
- Let him stay to spell his name
- And find his way
- Please stay
- Tomorrow is another day
- The nightmare will eventually end
- I will survive if your life is spared
- Everything else I can mend
- Please stay, I lied, I am scared
- I held you close and told you I am here
- That you have nothing to fear
- But now I know
- You are my courage, with you I am brave
- And with you gone, there is no one left to save.[6]
UNSCR 2728/24
On 27 March 2024, Majed Bamya posted on X:
- "Binding or not binding, that is the question…
- "Well it is not a question at all, the answer is obvious. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728 (2024) is binding and must be implemented.
- "Listen to what UN Security Council members said on the matter."[7]
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References
- ↑ "Majed Bamya on Linkedin"
- ↑ "South Africa alleges Israeli genocide in Gaza"
- ↑ Document:South Africa institutes Genocide Convention proceedings against Israel
- ↑ "75 years have come and gone, and there is a nation still deprived of its land and of its most fundamental rights. Still occupied, oppressed, killed."
- ↑ "'Stay' by Majed Bamya"
- ↑ "Stay"
- ↑ "UNSCR 2728/24 is binding and must be implemented"