Israel-Hamas War: Don't Use "My Songs If You Allow a Massacre": Zaho of Sagazan Calls Out Macron on Gaza
The singer posted a letter to the French president on Instagram on Saturday, highlighting his lack of action on the conflict between Israel and Gaza, which has ravaged the Palestinian territory for 21 months.
Singer Zaho de Sagazan. Sipa/MARTIN CHANG archive photo
"You have the power to act, have the courage to do it." Singer Zaho de Sagazan published a letter to Emmanuel Macron on her Instagram account on Saturday, in which she challenged the president on the situation in Gaza.
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"I can no longer be satisfied with warming hearts without denouncing what is collapsing around us," writes the singer, who won an award at the Victoires de la Musique last February.
And she asked the president: "Don't decorate your communications with my songs if you're also allowing a massacre to take place." Because "you've used the Symphony of Lightning several times on your social media," she reminds us. "Don't use the artists' words if you don't act for the lives they defend."
"Recognizing the Palestinian state is not enough"For Zaho de Sagazan, France's recognition of the State of Palestine, announced this week by Emmanuel Macron, is not enough. "It's a symbolic gesture, but it's not enough," she writes, before urging: "Demand a total ceasefire, end military cooperation. Ensure that humanitarian aid, blocked for weeks by Israel, can finally get through. Sanction violations of international law. Support investigations into war crimes." She concludes: "It's about demanding actions, not words. To rediscover our hearts, our lucidity, our humanity."
This Sunday, as a "mass" famine increasingly threatens the Palestinian territory, Israel announced a daily tactical pause in several areas of the Gaza Strip to allow the passage of humanitarian convoys.
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