How Chris Martin broke my heart

I used to LOVE Coldplay's Chris Martin – but then he did this

Look, I'll be honest. I can't find it in myself to stop listening to Coldplay (or loving Chris Martin the teeniest little bit) - but I'm still devastated about his clear position on Israel-Gaza.

Coldplay's Chris Martin (Photo: Shutterstock / Brian Friedman)

I was seriously super excited when I found out that Coldplay had released a NEW SONG. I mean, come on, it's COLDPLAY we're talking about, people. The epitome of everything good about music today. (Yip, I'm a huge fan.)

The new song is accompanied by an awesome, gorgeous video about praying for the current state that the world is in, and obviously– as a religious Jew– I will be the first to admit the power and beauty of prayer and turning to G-d in the good times and the bad.

So far so good.

In fact, what made the video (and song) even more powerful was the fact that it wasn't just Chris and Coldplay- it was a collab with other singers, Little Simz, Burna Boy, TiNi and Elyanna. 

Now, here's where things went dark for me.

I was happily enjoying some Coldplay (like any normal person) does, when one of the artists pops up, Elyanna. And then she starts to sing in Arabic – about praying for world peace.

Never mind the fact that this is entirely ironic, because one thing Arabs don't seem to want these days is peace.

And I probably wouldn't have any problem with it, except that I'm Jewish and I live in Israel. And since October 7th, 2023, when Hamas invaded Israeli kibbutzim and cities, raping, burning, destroying and plundering, I have watched my country and my people as they suffer endless agony.

So either Chris Martin could have not invited her to collaborate on this song, or (and this would have been magical) he could have invited an Israeli artist to also join in and sing in Israel, thus displaying his care for people on BOTH sides of the conflict.

Alas, he didn't. While he might not have said the words out loud, it's clear where his sympathies lie (and they aren't with me or my people or our country.)

But wait– it gets worse. In a video posted just three days ago, I got to hear Martin refer to Elyanna as 'his sister' and then to say that she comes from Palestine.

And that, my friends, sums it up in one word. There's no place in the world called Palestine, there's Israel and Gaza. Palestine is a myth created by Israel haters and antisemites and pretty much justifies anything in the name of 'fighting against the occupation'.

I can hear you asking, "And so? Isn't this insanely irrelevant? Why should we even care?"

The thing is, with the huge influence that popstars wield these days, helped along by social media and the viral transfer of information, this kind of thing can change people's perspectives and swing them even further in the direction of antisemitism, support for terror activities and even the cause of the poor Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas and Hezbollah.

And it's not like the situation isn't more than bad enough, with a huge surge in rampant, violent and downright scary antisemitism throughout the world.

Now (and this is going to sound hypocritical) I just want to put it out there that I'm not going to stop listening to Coldplay, because - hey - it's COLDPLAY and their music is brilliant, but I really wish they had chosen to leave politics in its own arena, where it belongs. I also wish Martin could see past his nose when it comes to the Israel - Gaza conflict, instead of just picking sides.

Oh, Chris Martin. Why? Just why?

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