09 March 2024 , 14:34
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Charlotte Church joined thousands of pro-Palestine supporters marching in London on Saturday.
The Welsh singer joined the march, which was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Charlotte, 38, said she joined the protest to “show solidarity with the people of Palestine for all that they are suffering through”.
She said: “I am here today to call for an immediate ceasefire, to ask our Government and governments all over the world to send as strong [a] message as we possibly can. But a strong, a peaceful, loving message, that’s what every single march that I’ve been on for Palestine has been about.”
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Charlotte, 38, said she joined the protest to “show solidarity with the people of Palestine for all that they are suffering through” (PA)Charlotte added to the PA news agency: “There’s been singing, there's been drumming, yes, there’s been emotion, but in the majority that emotion has been love, has been compassion because that’s why we’re all here.
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“We’re all here because we cannot bear what we’re witnessing. We cannot bear to see civilians, children, women slaughtered. And so we are here because our hearts are so full of love for the Palestinian people.”
Last month, the star responded to claims she was antisemitic after singing From The River To The Sea at a Sing For Palestine event. The musician - who shot to fame as a child singing classical music - took to social media to address the claims after appearing with a 100-strong choir at Sing For Palestine event in Caerphilly, south Wales.
Charlotte added: "We’re all here because we cannot bear what we’re witnessing" (PA)Taking to , she said: "Just to clarify my intentions there. I am in no way antisemitic. Fighting for the liberation of all people, I have a deep heart for all religion and all difference and it was a beautiful, beautiful event. But unfortunately, the powers that be can't have that.
"[They] can't have such a powerful symbol of resistance as what we worked towards on Saturday. We sang lots of other beautiful songs… of liberation and freedom, Arabic songs, Welsh songs, South African songs from the anti-Apartheid movement, the lyrics of which were adapted to the situation in Palestine."
Charlotte went on to state that the concert ended with the chant "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." She went on to say: "Clearly if you know the history of it all, not an antisemitic chant calling for the obliteration of Israel. It is not that in any way shape or form. It is calling for the peaceful coexistence of Israelis and Palestinians."
Saturday’s March started at Hyde Park Corner and finished at the US Embassy. A large police presence was seen throughout central London.