Just this past Friday and this weekend, Annie Lennox, singer and activist par excellence, literally dropped the big question on Instagram, accusing Sharren Haskel of BAREFACED LYING in a televised interview! Other than calling it as she saw it, Lennox said Haskel was denying Israel starving children and called it “genocide in FULL SIGHT.” And, oh! So much raw emotion oozed out of that post that the rest of her followers were just beside themselves in recoiling at the mere sight of the matter.
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In a perfect Empire-style-Lennox-explosion, it was declared-that people should stop dying. Death of children is a shame: this was the stark conclusion drawn by Lennox. If you thought that she was being too harsh, then the comments should make you reconsider: clearly, the people were mad. Sarahedowling summed it all up: “I simply don’t understand how this is being allowed to happen. Heartbreaking.” Delilahjeganeh voiced those feelings, too: “Tearing my heart out every day.” You could feel that pain; heartbreak is a shared experience.
Another desperate appeal from Majahybenmolin: “World, please save Gaza! Free Palestine!”-heard thousands of times but never less urgent. Fundaonal would shout louder, if caps could be translated: “It makes me furious!!!!! That they can starve children!!!!” Saving_cats called it “deliberate starvation:” Campiscianof: “It really is heartbreaking to see a child in this condition in the 21st century.” How the hell is still happening?
To show all the pain, Andreapicoestrada put out a list of everything Israel is supposedly lying to the world about for about 14 months—denial of attacks on hospitals, on safe zones—but then, “The world is less safe than ever before.” Waaaaah! Oooh, punches. Steinway_piano_legend asked simply, “Surely we have to do something now. Surely.” And honestly? Same.
Speaking with experience of having traveled in Israel and Jordan and yet condemning the atrocities, Karen7201 had to say, “We have learnt nothing from the past!!” While Tarryn_84 had a go at other celebrities for being silent: “Most celebrities are rich because working people gave them money… now they don’t care!!!” Ouch. But fair.
Tara_khan19 would not take any excuse, accusing Israel of hiding behind words like “democracy” while “gaslighting” the world. Raquellille? She simply said, “Why is NO ONE stepping in??????????” The frustration is dripping everywhere.
By this time, it is glaringly clear: Lennox’s post hit a sore point. People are angry, they’re unhappy, but what they are most so brokenhearted about is whether Girlelyse says, “we need change,” or Katypeaches85 tags UK politicians to, “PUT A STOP TO THIS EVIL”: They all agree; It can’t go on.
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So what about us? As usual, Lennox is using her platform to scream into the void, hoping someone—anyone—might listen. From these reactions, she definitely is not alone. But a real question is… will anything actually change? For now, all we can do is keep shouting. Because silence sure isn’t helping.
