Video: Israeli conductor gives passionate anti-genocide speech at BBC Proms
At the BBC Proms on Friday night, Jewish Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov spoke out against Israel’s genocide and occupation in Gaza:
Jews and Palestinians can’t stop this alone. Every little action counts while governments hesitate and wait… It is impossible to stay silent while the killing goes on. Artists have a duty to speak when humanity is at stake. Music is not neutral when lives are being destroyed.
On one of the biggest stages in classical music, Ilan Volkov demanded action. The UK government will not answer the call unless it has no choice, but the British people must and will.
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Brave Man. Brave Man. Israel is committing a monstrous crime against humanity…. and the Western powers are complicit. Britain has turned its complicity onto the protesters now…
This is genuine bravery in action. This man’s career will almost certainly suffer and he and his family’s quality of life will be compromised for what he said in this speech and he will have known all that, yet he still spoke the truth as he and many of us see it. Nothing but respect for this man.