RATM, Tankian + Waters Sign Letter of Solidarity for Palestine katsfm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from katsfm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Earlier this month, Rage Against the Machineexpressed their support for the Palestinian people in the ongoing conflict with Israel. Now they ve joined with a large group of musicians drafting a letter sharing their solidarity with the people of Palestine and asking for public support and government action in order to hopefully help the Palestinians live in a world without segregation and apartheid.
The open letter in question is credited to #MusiciansForPalestine and was signed not only by Rage Against the Machine, but also Serj Tankian, Pink Floyd s Roger Waters, The Strokes Julian Casablancas, Run the Jewels, Cypress Hill, Patti Smith, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Ozomatli, Propagandhi and a wealth of other musicians. You can see the full list of those backing the open letter statement here.
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On Thursday, more than 600 musicians from around the world issued a letter addressing the recent violence between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and calling on musicians “to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
The letter, published by the organization Musicians for Palestine, was signed by artists including Patti Smith, Rage Against the Machine, Run the Jewels, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Noname, the Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought, Royce da 5’9 and Cypress Hill.
“As musicians, we cannot be silent. Today it is essential that we stand with Palestine,” the statement says, adding that “we speak together and demand justice, dignity and the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people and all who are fighting colonial dispossession and violence across the planet.” It alleges that the Israeli military has committed war crimes.