Charlotte Church says her family have been threatened by “some pretty scary people” over support of Gaza
nme.comCharlotte Church has revealed that her family have been threatened by “some pretty scary people” over her support of Gaza.On February 26, the singer played at Bedwas Workmen’s Hall in Caerphilly at a concert to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, which supports children in Gaza.
To end the show, she led a choir of 100 singers in a chant of “from the river to the sea”.She received backlash for the use of that phrase as it is politically charged, with some, including the Campaign Against Antisemitism, believing that it calls for the destruction of the state of Israel.Church addressed the backlash in an Instagram livestream stating: “Just to clarify my intentions there, I am in no way anti-Semitic.
I am fighting for the liberation of all people. I have a deep heart for all religions and all difference.”A post shared by Charlotte Church (@therealcharlottechurch)Now, the singer has revealed that her loved ones have received various threats over her pro-Palestine stance.“I have been called many things in my time, but not until this week have I received so much imaginative and violent hate – I’ve never before been called ‘traitor’.
The threats to me and my family’s safety by some pretty scary people have resulted in the police coming round to check in on us,” Church wrote in a statement on her website.Church continued: “I do not believe that the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ is in any way a call for the ethnic cleansing or genocide of Israelis.
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