Seattle-based American rapper and artist Macklemore has said he will not keep quiet about “genocide” in Gaza as Israel intensifies its brutal bombardment on the strip.
The two-time Grammy winner, who has had multiple songs on the Billboard #1, expressed his sympathy for Gaza, which has been undergoing heavy Israeli bombardment that, so far, killed over 20,000 Palestinians:
The renowned artist also highlighted double standards. “We are collectively praying for Israel,” he said, “But why are we not doing the same for Palestinians? How is one group of people’s lives worth more than others?”
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“We are witnessing an unfolding genocide in Palestine at this very moment,” Macklemore also said, adding that this is a “US backed human catastrophe in front of our eyes.”
On October 7, Israel launched its latest military aggression on the besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip. The number of Palestinians killed and wounded in the Israeli war on Gaza rose to over 20,000 dead and over 40,000 wounded.
