I've Had Enough

By Richard Medhurst

I’ve had enough.

I’ve had enough of Israel killing 15,000 Palestinians and calling that “self-defense”

I’ve had enough of the media calling Israeli hostages “hostages”, but Palestinians hostages “prisoners”

You’re upset about 200 Israeli hostages, but oh,
You didn’t know there are 10,000 Palestinian hostages?
Please, enough.

I’ve had enough of Israel throwing Palestinians in prison without charge, without trial,
Without even telling them the reason why

I’ve had enough of Israel bringing up the Holocaust, as it carries out a Holocaust against Palestinians. What happened to “never again”? Or is it “never enough”?

I’ve had enough of Palestinians being punished for European crimes
And Europeans giving away land that ain’t theirs to divide

I’ve had enough of seeing children’s bodies blown to bits
And parents crying their eyes out: “where are my kids?”

Half of Gaza’s population are children
So if you’ve bombed half the buildings
Who were you hitting?
Thousands are still under the rubble, all of them missing
Enough of this shit, enough of this killing

I’ve had enough of spoiled Israeli settlers complaining from their cushy hotels
While Palestinians sleep in the rain, with no clothes, no food, and no beds
And Israelis have the nerve to pretend that they are oppressed?
Shut your god damn mouth.

Do you know, I have lost count how many times Israel have bombed the same refugee camp, or the same hospital?
Do you need to bomb a UN school a 100 times before you’ve had enough?

Israelis driving Palestinians from their homes,
Another Nakba in plain sight
Taking more land, taking more lives
Seems it’s never enough.

I’ve had enough of Israelis always playing the victim
Even as they victimize Palestinians, and commit genocide against ‘em
It’s tiring, exhausting, ugh, such a bore
And no one is falling for that crap anymore

Israel claims to be “the Jewish state”, but it’s in a state of genocidal mania and doesn’t speak for Jews—
So many Jews around the world hate zionism, they’ve had enough of this too

I’ve had enough of Israel claiming that “Arabs hate Jews”
This ain’t about religion, they’re lying to you!
It’s about Europeans stealing Palestinian homes
And if Israelis were Buddhists, Arabs would fight them too

I’ve had enough of talk show hosts acting like Middle East experts
Piers Morgan thinks history began on October 7
So the only trick he knows, is bark “yes, Israel”, then roll
And hounds his guests with
”DO YOU CONDEMN HAMAS??”
No. We condemn Israel and your rubbish program. I’ve had enough

I’ve had enough of Americans claiming Hamas are terrorists, when Uncle Sam is the biggest terrorist on earth

They wanna lecture people about human rights and international law?
But when it comes to Israel they don’t give a fuck anymore?

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Lebanon— those weren’t enough?
How many people have to die before you wake up?

Israel is carrying out a genocide in broad daylight
Suffocating the dreams of Gaza’s children at night
When will the world put an end to their plight?
Jesus Christ,
Haven’t they suffered enough?

15,000 people killed, wasn’t enough?
Dozens of doctors and nurses, wasn’t enough?
Israel killing journalists across the Levant

So many in Gaza went to bed and never woke up
What’s your excuse; when are you gonna wake up?
You need to find your humanity: enough is enough