“Apartheid system”
Israel is a “State which must rely on an apartheid system to maintain a violent occupation, History has been repeating itself for 75 years“, he raps. “We see the lies they convey/Pretending that it is anti-Semitic to be anti-Zionist/I saw my Jewish brothers and sisters standing in solidarity and shouting Free Palestine“. The artist, author of hits like “Thrift Shop” (2012), is known for his commitment to social issues, the rights of LGBT people, the fight against poverty or the denunciation of the consumer society.
In this new title, published for the moment only on social networks, the rapper also accuses the music industry of being “partner in crime” by his silence and denounces the trivial nature of the latest clash between Drake and Kendrick Lamar in view of the current conflict. The song takes up the rhythms of “Ana La Habibi” by the Lebanese superstar Fairouz. Once the song is available for streaming, all profits will be donated to UNRWA, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, the rapper explained.
