If I could play for those people too, I would. I also have some wonderful fans in Russia and I know, through these very Files, that many people there vehemently oppose the actions of Putin’s regime. I would like nothing more than to play in Kyiv and I was very much looking forward to our show there. This is the time to unite in unequivocal support and love for the people of Ukraine.”Ĭave added: “Right now, a catastrophe is unfolding and I stand with all Ukrainians at this horrific moment in history. But this is not the time for these debates, Ahmet.
“With respect, I do not wish to repeat my views on Israel/Palestine but with regards to showing my support to the Palestinian people, perhaps you should know that over the last twenty years I have taken part in several events to raise money for schools within their communities.
What the two conflicts do share is the tragic fate of all innocents who must cower in bomb shelters in fear of their lives, and I sympathise deeply with all such communities wherever - and whoever - they are. There is little I can disagree with in your letter, other than to say that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is simply not the same thing as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine one is a brutal unprovoked attack on one state by another, in the hope of revising the entire security structure of Europe, and the other is a deeply complex clash of two nations that is far from straightforward.
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