A song, messages or even a petition. Everywhere, artists are calling for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and demanding the release of Hamas hostages.
U2, Madonna, Gigi Hadid… Many artists have condemned the attack by the Islamist movement Hamas against Israel and the spiral of war, launching a unanimous cry of alarm in favor of peace on social networks. In Israel, more than 1,200 people were killed, most of them civilians, according to the Israeli army. Around 150 Israelis, foreigners and dual nationals, were taken hostage by Hamas, according to the Israeli government. Israeli reprisals have killed 1,200 people, according to a latest report from the authorities in Gaza.
Bono revisits “Pride” to appeal for peace
Bono, the leader of the Irish group U2, changed the lyrics of his song Pride (In the Name of Love) and appealed to pray for peace and the young victims of the Supernova music festival, where several hundred people died and were injured.
Pop icon Madonna also called for prayer “for Israel”, “for peace” And “for the world“, emphasizing that “conflicts can never be resolved with violence”. “Unfortunately, humanity does not understand this universal truth and never has understood it. We live in a world ravaged by hatred,” she added.
The classical world is in unison, through the voice of the Israeli-Argentinian pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, long known for his commitment to peace, notably through the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra founded with Palestinian-American thinker Edward Said in 1999. He strongly condemned “Hamas attack on Israeli civilians” and expressed his “solidarity with all the victims and their families”, judging that the “Israeli siege of Gaza constitutes a policy of collective punishment, which is a violation of human rights.”
“I support Israel, you should too”
Israeli actress Gal Gadot, made famous by her interpretation of Wonder Woman, judged that “the world cannot sit still when these horrific acts of terrorism occur”.“I support Israel, you should too,” she continued.
American-Israeli actress Natalie Portman denounced a “barbaric act” after the Hamas attack and said “pray”. The Rock, star of American blockbusters and former wrestling glory, declared that he “broken heart” and be “angry”. “I do not claim to know everything about this complex conflict in the Middle East” but “acts of heinous terrorism like these are never justifiable”.
Model Gigi Hadid, whose father is Palestinian, explained that she “hopes and dreams for Palestinians but devoid of any violence against Jewish people.” “Neither Palestinians nor Israelis deserve to be victims of this cycle of retaliation.”, she insisted. Top model star of the 80s, Linda Evangelista said “send countless prayers to the Israeli and Palestinian children, who are the victims of this war and always have been”.
A petition “for the release of Hamas hostages”
French director Alexandre Arcady told AFP “the astonishment, the disgust and the rage (which) “overwhelm” since Saturday.
Actress Géraldine Nakache, comedian Kev Adams and designer Joann Sfar also expressed their emotion on Instagram. Outside of social networks, many artists, such as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy or Juliette Binoche, are among the approximately 42,000 signatories of a petition for the release of hostages taken in Israel by Hamas, launched Monday October 9 on the Change.org website. .
Reality TV star Kylie Jenner deleted a post stating: “Today, and forever, we stand with the Israeli people”after receiving criticism.