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Welsh musician and actor Charlotte Church, 38, appeared at a “Sing for Palestine” occasion in South Wales on Saturday and led a bunch of about 100 individuals, together with kids, in a protest chant calling for the destruction and abolition of Israel. Sang.
Video of the occasion reveals Church in a keffiyeh main the group in a singing model of the mantra “From the river to the ocean, Palestine will probably be free.”
apologize @charlottechurch However I couldn't hold a straight face. That was the primary time I truly noticed the footage…sorry pic.twitter.com/fDVvGAj8jv
– Jake Wallis Simons (@JakeWSimons) 26 February 2024
On Monday, throughout an Instagram Reside, Church stated, “Simply to make clear my intentions, I’m on no account anti-Semitic. I’m preventing for the liberation of all individuals. I’ve a deep coronary heart for all religions and all variations.”
“It was a phenomenal, lovely occasion. However sadly, the powers that be can't have that occur. (They) can’t have such a robust image of resistance because the one we labored for on Saturday.”
In keeping with The Guardian, on Monday night, Church informed Novara Media that she “hate the concept that anybody thinks I'm anti-Semitic in any respect or making an attempt to make issues extra divisive.”
He added, “However I stand by what we sang on Saturday, it was actually lovely.”
The Marketing campaign Towards Antisemitism has referred to as for an investigation by the Charity Fee and spoke to The Each day Mail:
The 'genocide chant 'from the river to the ocean' refers back to the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, and is sensible solely as a name for the destruction of the world's solely Jewish state – and the institution of a Palestinian state as a substitute. . It requires the destruction of the half of the world's Jews dwelling in Israel.
'Since October 7, when Hamas carried out its barbaric terrorist acts, we now have heard this slogan together with all types of anti-Semitic racism throughout anti-Israel marches on the streets of Britain.
Singing 'Nadi Se Samudra Tak' just isn’t standing up for human rights. At finest Charlotte Church has been tone deaf, however at worst she's utilizing the voice she's recognized for to stir up hate. You possibly can't stoop decrease than utilizing your stardom to show kids to sing extremist songs in village halls.'
Church rose to fame at a younger age by releasing her debut album, voice of an angel, Church grew to become the youngest artist in historical past to have a No. 1 album on the British Classical Crossover chart when she was solely 12 years outdated.