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After days of stone throwing
The moderates
Said to the stonethrowers
To hell with it
And walked out of the land
Ad the enemy entered
And ran through
The religious sector
Of Jerusalem
And said
Boo! and Bang!
And the remaining fanatics
Jumped a mile high
And threw off their black clothing
And quickly dressed
Themselves in total white
Right up to the turban
And when they bowed low
They peeked out to see
Who wasn't.

Irwin R. Shaw - May 30th 1982