Bambino 23,630 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Singer John Legend has not been quiet about his support of the Palestinian people. And this week, he once again advocated for their human rights, saying: "Clearly it's wrong what is happening to the Palestinians, it's so obvious. Anyone who doesn't believe that is the case is being wilfully blind, I believe." "John, you're one of the few celebrities – actual A-listers ... who has linked the fight for human rights, civil liberties, the fight against detention [and] mass incarceration here at home [in the US] to what's been going on in the occupied Palestinian territories," host Mehdi Hasan asked him. "How did you come to that position?" "I just feel like that's a baseline human position," Legend replied. "There should not be a whole group of people in a county, because of their nationality or religion, being held in open-air prisons, denied freedom of movement and having their land annexed by settlers ... that's just a human position. [But] I'm not an expert in this area." "You are one of the few very, very famous people to have spoken out about it," Hasan interjected. To which the singer replied: "I think, as someone who is observing what's going on, and saying 'This is right,' or 'This is wrong', clearly it's wrong what is happening to the Palestinians, it's so obvious." https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/john-legend-speaks-on-palestinian-rights-it-s-a-baseline-human-position-1.981820  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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