Conductor Daniel Barenboim, known for his commitment to peace in the Middle East, denounced the Hamas attack against Israeli civilians and also the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip, which he describes as ” violation of human rights.
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Israeli-Argentinian conductor Daniel Barenboim called “scandalous crime” Hamas’s attack on “the Israeli civilian population” which occurred on Saturday October 7, while condemning the siege of the Gaza Strip, “violation of human rights”, in a press release.
“Hamas’ attack on the Israeli civilian population is a scandalous crime that I strongly condemn,” he wrote in this text, posted in English on several social networks. According to him, “the scale of this human tragedy” not only measured “in the lives lost, but also in the hostage-taking, the destroyed homes, the devastated communities.” The maestro also condemns the “Israeli siege on Gaza”, a “collective punishment which is a violation of human rights”. He expresses his “horror” And “the greatest worry” in front of “the worsening of the situation” in “unimaginable proportions”.
In solidarity with the victims and their families
Daniel Barenboim has long been known for his commitment to peace, notably through the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra founded in 1999 with the Palestinian-American thinker Edward Said. This group brings together Israeli, Egyptian, Iranian, Jordanian, Lebanese and Palestinian musicians. “Edward Said (died in 2003, editor’s note) and I have always believed that the only path to peace between Israel and Palestine” was based on “humanism, justice, equality and the end of the occupation, more than military action, and I have this conviction even more today than ever”, says Daniel Barenboim. “In these difficult times, (…) I bring my solidarity to the victims and their families,” he concludes.
New Israeli raids hit the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, October 10, partly transformed into a field of ruins, in response to the bloody attack launched on Saturday by Hamas, which traumatized Israel and triggered a war whose deaths are already being counted thousands. The Gaza Strip, a poor and cramped enclave with 2.3 million inhabitants, is now under siege. Israel has cut off water, electricity and food supplies there.