While the Israel-Hamas war has shocked the world, American singer Madonna also stopped her concert midway recently to talk about the conflict. The ‘Frozen’ singer was performing at London’s O2 Arena as a part of her Celebration Tour when she stopped and called the Israel-Hamas conflict ‘heartbreaking’. Madonna mentioned that visuals of violence are ‘frightening’ and asked how can humans be so cruel.
“What’s happening right now between Israel and Palestine is heartbreaking. I turn on social media and I want to vomit. I see children being kidnapped, pulled off motorcycles; babies being decapitated, children at peace raves being shot and killed. How can human beings be so cruel to one another? It frightens me,” she said as quoted by India Today.
“We are all candles; we can bring light to the world. If we turn enough light on, the collective consciousness of generosity and unity will change. No politicians, no laws, no sanctions, no land given or taken. We, with our consciousness, can change the world,” the singer added.
This comes days after over 700 people from the entertainment industry signed an open letter in support of Israel. “This is terrorism. This is evil. There is no justification or rationalization for Hamas’ actions. These are barbaric acts of terrorism that must be called out by everyone,” a part of the letter read. It also urged people to remember “the horrific images that came out of Israel” and pray for peace. Some of the notable names that signed the letter included actors Gal Gadot, Liev Schreiber, Chris Pine, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Jamie Lee Curtis, writer and producer Ryan Murphy and director Antoine Fuqua and Michael Douglas.
Hamas began its attack on Israeli towns earlier this month. So far close to 4000 people have died in the conflict. A large number of other people are also being held captive in the Gaza Strip.
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