where did you serve?

from radioworks_vol​.​01 by meiraasher

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Udi Segal:

Three minutes is the average time in which we’ll start talking about the army.
We’ll start with “Where did you serve?”
Continue: “do you know…?”
and go on.

Weapon
Weapon ubiquitous and in every hand
on the street, in the bus, in the train, on the beach
can’t escape it.
To live in Israel means to be surrounded by weapons.
Weapons became part of our lives.

High schools are proud of 98% army reqruitment.
The soldiers circulate, coated with glory and responsibility.
and on memorial day, the boys fantasise about death in combat

all boys are soldiers
all girls for the boys
all fathers pass on the family torch
all mothers cook
all youngsters fight
all girls support

everyone wants to be a soldier.

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from radioworks_vol​.​01, released September 2, 2022
Udi Segal and Meira Asher.
from Voices vs. the Israeli Occupation of Palestine 2017
10 x 45sec. pieces for UltraShorts, DeutcheKultuur Radio and Documenta.

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