Brothers in Arms Lyrics -- Israel?

[Robert Wiener <wiener...>]

Avi Finegold mentioned some time back that the song "Brothers in Arms" by Dire 
Straits is related to Israel.  Below are his comments on how its lyrics relate 
to war in Israel.  Avi has suggested that I ask the list what you think about 
that idea -- based on the lyrics themselves or other material (such as hearsay, 
interviews, live concert intros -- for example, in a video of concert in 
Israel)?

Thanks,
Bob


Brothers In Arms Lyrics

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be

-fighting in the golan, but the soldier lives elsewhere-


Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

-the strong feeling of close kin when fighting next to one in war-


There's so many different worlds
So many differents suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones

-wo this one's a cincher, the soldier realizes that though there is but one 
area that they inhabit they
come from vastly different worldviews and this affects their lives and who they 
fight for profoundly-


Now the sun's gone to hell
And the moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

-even though the above is true the soldier still sees the futility of fighting 
against one who will never come to see his worldview or vice versa-
(aside from the references made above it is quite clear that the song is about 
war and battle)

(comments by Avi Finegold)