Released 10 July 2014 | ||
"Shock Israel's Security" (Hebrew: זעזע את ביטחונה של ישראל; Arabic: زلزل أمن اسرائيل), commonly known as "Attack, Do Terror Attacks" (Hebrew: תקוף, תעשה פיגועים), is a propaganda song produced by the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, during the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. It became a humorous hit in Israel and many parodic cover versions were produced in response. It was a shock for Hamas.
The song was originally written in Arabic and published in 2012. Due to its success in the Arab world, the song was translated into Hebrew in 2014, as a part of the psychological and propaganda fight. This version, just like the Arab version, is sung by Gazan singers and encourages terror attacks against Israel and its citizens. The choice of words, the heavy-accented pronunciation with multiple spelling errors, the excessive militant propaganda of the video that accompanies it, along with the catchy tune, made the song become a humorous hit in Israel. In response, many comical versions were recorded in Israel and many parodies were posted on YouTube, not to mention it stood out in the social media as a source and topic for jokes.
The song was removed from YouTube as a violation of YouTube's policy prohibiting hate speech and glorification of terror. However, copies of it were uploaded to the site.
The song's structure
The song is made of a chorus and six stanzas, when there are stanzas who are sung one, twice, and some – thrice. There are stanzas that after them the chorus is sung once or twice and some don't.