Moment Charlotte Church leads 100-strong pro-Palestine choir featuring children to sing 'anti-Semitic' song From The River To The Sea - after sparking backlash over performance
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Moment Charlotte Church leads 100-strong pro-Palestine choir featuring children to sing 'anti-Semitic' song From The River To The Sea - after sparking backlash over performance

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This is the moment Charlotte Church leads a 100-strong pro-Palestine choir featuring children in singing 'anti-Semitic' song From The River to Sea - after sparking a backlash over her performance. Email megan.howe@mailonline.co.uk Charlotte Church, pictured in green, led a 100-strong pro-Palestine choir featuring children in singing the 'anti-Semitic' song From The River to Sea Charlotte Church was seen singing protest song 'from the river to the sea' at a pro-Palestine rally in Wales on Saturday The 38-year-old was seen posing for photos after the concert, in which she sang the tune 'Stop the Occupation' The choir held up a sign saying 'Let Gaza Live' during the event held at Bedwas Workman's Hall What does 'From the River to the Sea' mean? Footage was shared online of the performance involving many children Charlotte Church reportedly led the choir in a seven-minute rendition of the song which many Jews see as a call for genocide The Welsh singer was heard telling the crowd the concert was a 'safe space to just breathe and sing and get it all out' Charlotte Church took part at the Sing For Palestine event in Caerphilly, south Wales The slogan which is seen by many Jews as anti-Semitic was projected onto the Elizabeth Tower, better known as Big Ben, during a protest on Wednesday A spokesman from the Board of Deputies, which represents the Jewish community, said at the time: 'From the river to the sea is seen by many Jews as a hate slogan. Charlotte Church faced an online backlash - as well as some supportive messages Church, who started out as a classical singer at just ten, has shifted her focus to politics in recent years, supporting the Labour party and causes such as remaining in the EU and Welsh independence The singer said she wanted to show her support and solidarity with the Palestinian people, as she urged listeners 'don't look away'.

History of this topic

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Charlotte Church denies ‘River to the Sea’ song sang during pro-Palestine concert is antisemitic
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Pro-Palestine ‘From the river to the sea’ chant is anti-Semitic, says Braverman
1 year, 5 months ago

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