Tommy Gun Lyrics

Lyric discussion by aparatchik 

Cover art for Tommy Gun lyrics by Clash, The

Who lit the fuse in "Palestine"? Could be a reference to the British Empire, which, rather than adhering to the League of Nations mandates, restricted Jewish immigration to Mandate Palestine while allowing largely unfettered immigration into the territory by Arabs as it began to prosper under early Jewish efforts. This led to the imbalanced demographics that made war a possibility. The British had no such qualms about preventing Jewish immigration into the Arab territories for which it had the mandate (Transjordan), so there was a precedent for a quid pro quo. Apparently, the British feared a backlash from the Arabs (and the associated problems relative to the Suez Canal and the oil fields) more than from the Jews, so much so that in 1939 it formally blocked Palestine as an escape route for the Jews of Europe.

@aparatchik Wow - Zionists really have no shame in how far they are prepared to lie to secure the theft of Palestine do they? You are actually attempting to argue that most Arabs came to Palestine after the Zionist settlers? This is an outright lie and you know it! Palestine was 94% Arab in 1900! Palestinians were forced to flee their homes and villages in 1948 after Zionists massacred whole villages of Palestinians in places such as Deir Yassin! You are actually trying to sell the idea that a person from Europe, Russia or America has more right (because of their...

@aparatchik This ain't it. Co-opting The Clash to support the horror of Zionism is f**ked up.

The mercenary "lighting the fuse" in Palestine is a hired gun working for the Zionists. Most likely not caring what 'cause' he is killing for. Killing for the money and perhaps fleeting glory in the complicit press.

Ariel Sharon "lit the fuse" for the second Intifada at Al-Aqsa mosque. Netanyahu lit the fuse for the current war crimes in Gaza at Al-Aqsa mosque. Both looking to further their political careers and stay out of jail. The entire IDF is made up...