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Budgie (Lee Barnett) West Bank Conflict Sketch "Tradition"
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Budgie
WELCOME TO MY PLACE
broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Weekending 04/03/1995
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ATMOS BATTLEFIELD |
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GRAMS OPENING FROM "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" UP AND UNDER THROUGHOUT
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TEVYE |
Welcome to our little village, on the Borders of the occupied West Bank.
Here we have many, many people, from all over. And like any small town, they
all help to make our village one we can be proud of. Look, here comes Yitzhak,
the politician.
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YITZHAK |
[WALKING PAST] Keep the Palestinians out of Israel. Keep Israel for the
Jews only. Ah, Good day, Tevye. Keep the..
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TEVYE |
And here is Yasser, the Terrorist.
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YASSER |
[WALKING PAST] Kill the Jews. Kill the Jews. Palestine for Arabs only.
Ah, hello, Tevye.
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TEVYE |
And then there are the others. Mr UN Peacemaker...
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AMERICAN VOICE |
[IN DISTANCE] OK, people, let's agree on who's to blame this time...
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TEVYE |
Miss UN Negotiator...
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ENGLISH WOMAN |
[IN DISTANCE] Look, let's see if we can sort this out with a nice cup
of tea...
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TEVYE |
She's so helpful... And yet, some people cannot understand why we stay.
We stay because this is our home. All of us. And why, if we live next to
each other, do we try and kill each other? Ah, that I can answer in one word...
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GRAMS |
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" LOUDER
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TEVYE |
Tradition!
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GRAMS |
UP AND OUT |
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ENDS
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written by Budgie
(Lee Barnett)
to contact Budgie about his work,
please e-mail:
budgie@compuserve.com
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