Chris Martin Cruelly Coldplays Two Israeli Fans at Concert in London

 

For the second time this summer, Coldplay's Chris Martin has been part of a viral video.

Of course, the first viral video took place in July at Gillette Stadium outside of Boston when the kiss cam caught two people who ought not have been embracing. The video took on a life of its own. 

Whereas Martin's role in the kiss cam video was inadvertent and passive, the same cannot be said concerning what happened at Coldplay's concert at Wembley Stadium in London on August 31st. 

Martin brought two female fans onstage and asked them where they called home. When the ladies said they were from Israel, they were met with boos and jeers along with some smattering of applause. Unfortunately, Martin made things much worse:

Okay, well listen—I’m very grateful that you’re here as humans, and I am treating you as equal humans on earth, regardless of where you come from or don’t come from. Although it’s controversial, maybe, I also want to welcome people in the audience from Palestine because… out of the belief that we’re all equal humans.

So, Martin could only bring himself to acknowledge the women as humans and not as Israelis and then moments later give a full throttled welcome to people in the audience from Palestine.  

I think it is worth reminding people that nearly a third of the people who were murdered by Hamas on October 7th were attending the Nova Music Festival. Does Martin consider these people to be sufficiently "human" to offer his sympathy?

I also think it is worth reminding people that Hamas took 44 concertgoers as hostages on October 7th and 14 of those people remain in captivity. Does Martin consider the remaining hostage sufficiently "human" to demand their release by Hamas?

It is worth noting that during a concert in San Francisco exactly three months earlier, Martin saw a Palestinian flag and said he was glad to see it although adding, “But just to be clear: We love all people from everywhere, so don’t put that out on the internet with some bull—, OK?”

When I see a Palestinian flag, I am not filled with gladness. When I see a Palestinian flag being held by someone chanting "from the river to the sea", I see someone who hates Jews and wishes us grievous harm.

Chris Martin might very well love all people from everywhere. But those who hold Palestinian flags and chant "from the river to the sea" are not only telling us they don't love Jews, but that they want us dead.