"and will raise money for the Amos Trust's Gaza Appeal. Writing on Instagram, the British protest singer said that the song looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through the lens of a century of enforced food insecurity and malnutrition imposed on the Palestinian people, firstly by British imperialism, then as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel."
"The song was released to coincide with a new humanitarian aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg among their number setting sail from Barcelona to try to break the illegal siege of Gaza, organisers said. The intention is to open a humanitarian corridor and deliver aid to an area gripped by famine. It is expected to arrive in mid-September. Israel previously blocked two attempts by activists to deliver aid by ship to Gaza."
A new original song titled Hundred Year Hunger was released to support the people of Palestine and to raise money for the Amos Trust's Gaza Appeal. The title was inspired by a book by E Mark Windle about chronic malnutrition and deprivation in Gaza. The song frames the current famine in Gaza as the result of a century of enforced food insecurity imposed first by British imperialism and later used as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel. The release coincides with a humanitarian aid flotilla from Barcelona aiming to break the siege and deliver aid. Lyrics include Arabic chorus terms sumud (steadfastness/perseverance) and lan narhal (we will not leave), expressing commitment to remain on the land and refuse displacement.
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