Patrick Bruel reports to La Tribune du Dimanche that it is still “very difficult to broach the subject” of the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7. LOIC VENANCE / AFP
The singer and actor, who is going on tour again on February 27 for his album Encore, spoke openly about the war in the Middle East to La tribune this Sunday.
Patrick Bruel is one of the rare personalities to speak out on the war between Israel and Hamas. The singer and actor, who believes that there was “enough silence”, spoke openly about the conflict in The Tribune this Sunday, February 4.
The 64-year-old singer and actor, who is going on tour for his album Once again, relates to The Tribune that he is still “very difficult to broach the subject» of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. In the columns of our colleagues, the artist describes the latter as “pogrom caused by a terrorist group“. But Patrick Bruel above all confided to The Tribune feeling less safe since the start of the war in the Middle East. “I feel threatened as a Jew. But above all as a citizenhe clarified. Each time the Jews were affected, the entire Republic and democracy suffered the consequences.».
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“Hamas and the Palestinian people have nothing to do with each other”
«Many people add fuel to the fire for very specific purposes. I have always had a discourse that tends towards appeasement to try to avoid escalations and the risks of amalgamations.», underlined to The Tribune the artist who believes that “Hamas and the Palestinian people have nothing to do with each other“. To our colleagues, the actor draws attention to the victims of the conflict: “The vast majority of them, neither the Palestinians nor the Israelis wanted this war.”
And while recognizing that he “need to resolve the problem of colonies » Israelis, the interpreter of Break the Voice advocates a two-state solution. “But it takes two to want it. The latest comments from Hamas are clear, they don’t want to hear about it. he declared again. According to Patrick Bruel, “Hamas like Hezbollah are in the pay of another power which only thinks of erasing Israel from the map».
After forty years of career, Patrick Bruel still enjoys great success. The singer is preparing to go on tour for his album Once again, released in November 2022. The 2024 Tour will begin on February 27, 2024 in Narbonne. The artist will travel through France, Belgium and Switzerland until June 9, 2024.
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