This Thursday, November 2, 2023, Patric Bruel took to his Instagram account to share a touching message after meeting families whose loved ones were kidnapped by Hamas. A moving encounter recounted by the 64-year-old artist on the social network.
Since the October 7 attack perpetrated by Hamas in Israel, some French personalities have spoken on the subject. This is particularly the case of the host Arthur, outraged in particular by the silence of his peers and more recently of Patrick Bruel. This Thursday, November 2, 2023, the interpreter of Cafe of Delights took over his account Instagram to discuss his meeting with families whose loved ones were kidnapped by Hamas. Heartbreaking exchanges that will remain forever engraved in the singer’s memory.
“I didn’t have the words; and then they spoke, told, with so much dignity. I tried to save my tears for later, after theirs, after their smiles, after a few notes, after a deep and nuanced discussion with magnificent people, people of peace.”begins Patrick Bruel on Instagram. In the photo attached to the publication, we can see the artist, looking serious, chatting around a table with four people directly affected by the tragic recent events in the Middle East.
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Patrick Bruel: “We dreamed of peace”
“They and their families have always worked for dialogue, rapprochement and aid with their Palestinian neighbors. Even after the massacres perpetrated by Hamas on October 7: the atrocities, the kidnappings, the destruction of an entire life and despite their immense pain and their unbearable wait, they know that a child who falls is a child who falls and that a mother who cries, whether from anywhere, of any faith, is a mother who cries”continues the 64-year-old artist.
The opportunity for the singer to discuss other terrorist acts which have marked several cities in France and around the world. “It was said that it could have happened in any country, that it was an act of terrorism and nothing else. As were those of Bataclan, Charlie, Westminster, Brussels, Toulouse, Mumbai, or September 11…”, he says on the social network. Patrick Bruel could not help but evoke the fear that the current situation inspires in him.
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“It was said that this act had to be decorrelated from the political situation. We talked about this uninhibited anti-Semitism which is only one of the symptoms of rising xenophobia, hatred of differences and a threat to republics and democracies around the world., adds the singer. And to continue: “There were silences…We looked at the posters with the photos of their loved ones. And then we sang…Time stood still. We stayed late. They thanked me… But for what..?”. Before concluding : “It is I who thank you for this strong moment and this lesson in life and dignity. We all dreamed of peace. We said to ourselves that we would see each other again soon around a large table of 250 people.”
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