Madonna has condemned the continued death of children in Gaza and has asked that Israel’s humanitarian block to be lifted in the strip “before it is too late” in an Instagram post published this afternoon: “We need the humanitarian corridor to open at all to save those innocent children,” writes the artist.
Madonna has chosen her son Rocco’s birthday to ask for the end of the blockade, who has sentenced thousands of children and civilians to death and death. «As a mother, I can’t bear the suffering of all those children. The children of the world are everyone, ”he laments. In the publication, Madonna asks the Pope to “give his light to the children of Gaza” and open the humanitarian channel, since “he is the only one who cannot deny the entrance.”
In the same message, Madonna expresses her refusal to “point out with the finger, blame or choose a side,” since “everyone is suffering,” and adds that “I just try to do what I can to save those children from starving.”
This same week, U2 has shared a statement on its website condemning the humanitarian aid block of Israel in the Gaza Strip and the plans announced by Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the territory. Both U2 and each member of the Irish band separately -BONO, Clayton, The Edge and Mullen Jr- signs a text clarifying their position in the conflict.
They all sympathize with Palestine and condemn the violence perpetrated both by Israel and by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamás, which governs the Gaza Strip, although only The Edge speaks of “ethnic cleaning” and “genocide” to refer to Israeli military invasion.
Bono, which compares the attacks of October 7 with the 2015 terrorist attack at the Bataclan Theater in Paris, condemns the former leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, but points out that “Hamas is not the Palestinian people”, a town “for decades have endured and continues to support marginalization, oppression, occupation and the systematic theft of the lands that belong to them legitimately”
Bono, on the other hand, accuses Hamas and Israel of using hunger as a weapon of war, but clarifies that “the Israel government led by Benjamin Netanyahu deserves our categorical and unequivocal sentence.” In addition, it defends the solution of the two states and asks the Israeli population to demand the opening of the humanitarian corridor.
Damon Albarn, Primal Scream and Sam Fender support Palestine
U2 is not the only artist who has spoken about Palestine in recent days. Damon Albarn, leader of Gorillaz and Blur, explained his position following his participation in the solidarity concert Together for Palestine, organized by Brian Eno. Albarn recognizes that his approach is “pluralistic”, but that “that is problematic for the Palestinians, and I am with the Palestinians.” Albarn points out the importance of “not to deny the legitimacy of Palestine, not to deny the historical presence of the Palestinians and to recognize the genocide that is happening there. We cannot deny their existence to the Palestinians, which is what is happening at this time ».
On the other hand, Primal Scream has expressed its support for singer Peter Perrett, of the Punk The Only Ones band, after its arrest in London during a demonstration in favor of Palestine. The demonstration has been organized by the Defund Our Juries campaign group and has had the support of Palestine Action Organization of Excribed Direct Action as a terrorist group by the United Kingdom government. For this reason, the demonstration resulted in 532 detainees, including Perrett, according to The Guardian.
“Very proud of our dear friend Peter Perrett for being one of the 474 people arrested yesterday in Parliament Square during a manifestation against the genocide in Gaza and against the decision of the weak and unique imaginative Labor Government of Keir Starmer to proscribe to the non -violent protest group Palestine Action as a” terrorist organization “, said Primal Scream. “Among those arrested under this absurd and repressive law there was also a blind man in a wheelchair, an old woman of more than 90 years, doctors, nurses, architects and a priestess.”
From Spain names such as Leire Martínez, Bad Gyal or recently Nil Moliner have expressed their support for Palestine and their condemnation of genocide through their networks or concerts.
In recent days, also, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has intervened in a concert by British singer Sam Fender in Copenhagen, along with other activists, to support Palestine and condemn the trade of arms between Denmark and Israel. Thunberg and the rest of the activists appeared in the final song, ‘Hypersonic Missiles’. Thunberg has recently appeared in other Fontaines DC and Geordie Greep concerts.
@Spamfender Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Thank You For Using Your Platforms @Sam Fender #Gretathunberg #FyP ♬ Original Sound – Sam Fender
For her part, the Norwegian singer Aurora, known for her defense of the freedom of Palestine, has disseminated the Sumud Flotilla Project in her stories, which seeks to break the blockade of Gaza carrying humanitarian aid in ships manned by people from 44 countries. On August 31, dozens of boats will start from Spain to Gaza, although it is still unknown from which ports. On September 4, another flotilla will sail from Tunisia and other ports. The recent Fleeta de la Libertad, embarked by Greta Thunberg and other activists, was intercepted by the Israeli army despite its legality. The crew, including the Spanish Sergio Toribio, were briefly arrested before being released.
