Lauryn Hill appears in a video from Black Palestinian Solidarity promoting unity between the two people groups.
The film, “When I See Them, I See Us,” cites the deaths of Black men and women at the hands of police as similar to Israel’s military action in Gaza.
“Every 28 hours a black life is stolen by police or vigilantes in the U.S. Every two hours, Israel killed a Palestinian child in its attack on Gaza last summer,” the video says.
Lauryn Hill holds up a sign that says, “Free All Political Prisoners.” Cornel West, Alice Walker, Danny Glover also appear in the three-minute video.
Hill canceled a show in Israel in May, citing the military conflict as reason for being unable to perform.
“I’ve wanted very much to bring our live performance to this part of the world, but also to be a presence supporting justice and peace,” she said. “It is very important to me that my presence or message not be misconstrued, or a source of alienation to either my Israeli or my Palestinian fans.”
What about the thousands of Israeli lives stolen by Hamas and Palestinians? I can report that Birdman has donated $10 million to the Israeli families of victims to Palestinian terrorism. Also, Lauryn Hill should stick to sorting her life, taxes and music out before commenting on an issue as serious as this.
@dentaldamboy trust there is no massive support for the Palestinians if there was the occupation an land grabbing would have been over decades ago. The Israelis use fighter jets against stone throwers. Please read more about what’s happening there its a shame. These are poor people resisting against a technologically superior army with no help from the international community.. Peace
In no way am I condoning any atrocities committed by Israel, but don’t forget that Qatar (who also fund the Islamic State) and Iran and funded Hamas in the past and still are, coupled with full on support in basically all GCC nations and even in Europe. The U.S. may support Israel to a high level but of course that doesn’t mean Palestine gets little/no support over there.
Birdman donating? HA!!
Much respect to Lauren for bringing awareness to this on going tragedy. The Palestinians are being treated like black folks were in Amerikkka 50 years ago… Peace in the middle east
Minus the massive anti-Semitism that Palestinians spout. As much as both sides have committed atrocities against one another, why this massive support for Palestine and relatively little sympathy for the Israelis?
@dentalboy No one in their right mind should feel sorry for these barbaric Israeli invaders, conquerors, murderers, child molesters (the rabbis suck on little boys penis’ during certain ceremonies), so on and so forth. They should go back to Europe and stop killing the innocent folks in Palestine. Iran will certainly have their way with Israel in due time. What a day that will be.
There’s so much anti-Semitism here you’d think that Stormfront/VNN/Daily Stormer users have infiltrated the site.
The jig is up. How can these Europeans claim to be of the land of Israel? They are European converts and have been exposed by even their own (see Arthur Koestler, Shlomo Sand, etc). That land does not belong to you. Find a nation in European to subjugate. Stop killing innocent women and children. How wicked these self styled “Israelis” are.
What about the Ashkenaz1 people (HHDX censored this word for some reason) that were run out and massacres in Germany? The Sephardi that were run out and persecuted in Spain during the inquisition? What about those run out of England in 1290? The whole reason why Israel was created was so that they could live in a nation where they would no longer be persecuted. Of course this doesn’t justify atrocities towards Palestinians, but we shouldn’t demonise the Israelis like this.
LMAO did this bitch just really compare a few black ppl being killed this year to YEARS of war torn and children killing my isreal? some real real ignorant shit i swear some black americans really believe they live the worst on earth..mind boggling.
Fuck your Isreal you clown. If you love it that much go over there and live in that shit hole.
Go back to supporting ISIS or Hamas you bellend
Amir Khattab – Refugees across Africa are trying to do just that. The lovely patch of green that Israel has created in it’s short lifespan, contrasted with the deserts the Arabs have ruled for 1500 years, must make you feel quite insecure.
@Bro you must be mentally insanse. Africans are being discriminated in Israel, they treat them far worse than blacks are being treated in America. Just google israel racist towards africans adn you will see THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS cases of systematic racism towards BLACKS and Palestinians. GTFOH with you Israel propoganda
wtf – And Africans continue to try to get into Israel, because despite it’s problems, there’s more opportunity in Israel than there is anywhere else in Africa and in Muslim majority countries. Stupid mawali.
Given Islam’s history towards blacks, this is quite funny. This woman has clearly lost her mind.
We need another Charles Martel in Europe
As a Palestinian, I can tell you many of us are agnostic or non practicing. I don’t give a fuck about religion. The situation in Palestine is a situation of oppression and that is why there is such a bond between the Palestinian movement and Pro Black movements. Supporting Palestinians, who are slaughtered by Israelis every day doesn’t mean you have lost your mind, it means you have a heart.
Ramy – Your leaders are as much responsible for the situation in Israel as the IDF are. They support the slaughter of your people. Let’s say I believe you. You are fighting against a colonial oppressor. Do you also support the withdrawal of all Muslims from Kashmir, Bangladesh and all of Pakistan? Muslims came into these lands as a colonial power and genocided 80 million Hindus. Most Muslims I’ve conversed with have a very one eyed view of Israel as a colonialist.
Islam history towards blacks? What does that mean, EXPLAIN YOU IMBECILE! Islam freed slaves.
wtf – You can read about the trans saharan slave trade. Women taken for the harems, men taken as house slaves. It was common place to castrate all the male slaves. Black babies born out of the harems were thrown into the desert. There are no descendants of the slave populations in the Arab lands. Throughout Africa, it was Muslim slave traders who sold Africans to other cultures. There is still slavery going on today in places like Mauritania, in addition to the actions of African Islamic groups like Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram.
Typing in CAPS makes you look stupid.
fuk what dis ho say. you should get back to singing not talking about dis weird shit. swag
Israle is an Apartheid that is doomed to fail. The world is waking up to the Terrorist State of Israhell. All those children you murdered, you will have to answer to that. In due time.
#FreePalestine, #blacklivesmatter #PalestinianLivesMatter
More people have died in Syria over the last 3 years than have died over the entire Israeli Arab conflict 80+ years. And the numbers aren’t even close.
Puhlease … Israel is the only democratic state in he region that allows all religions in. They employ Palestinians and they make more money there than they would in their own State. They were given the Gaza Strip and have destroyed it. Nothing constructive built there. A lot of jews have been killed as well. #AllLivesMatter,Stupid
but Iran wants to wipe out Israel that’s no good
mean while Israel boosting security
Boosting security a.k.a killing more women and children.
Black people are killing most black people in America. Two completely different issues threaded by semantics.