Ska-P denounced last weekend having suffered censorship in Germany during a concert in Munich, within the framework of the Tollwood Sommerfestival. The Madrid band could not offer the public that gathered in the Bavarian capital ‘Intifada’, one of their mythical songs, due to the threat that the members of the group could be arrested.
“Today the Munich prosecutor’s office has not allowed us to play ‘Intifada’. 2 policemen have told us before the concert that the song was criminal and if we played it they would stop the concert and arrest us all, musicians, technicians and festival organizers. Touch yourself the …”, they wrote on their social networks before thanking the attendees for their support. “The best thing about the concert is the support and warmth of our people. Thank you, Peña.”
The message was accompanied by a video in which both the Ska-P members and the public called for freedom for the Palestinian people. One of the members even waved a flag with his mouth sealed. The song ‘Intifada’ is pro-Palestinian in content and the threat of arrest is because the German authorities forbid advocacy against anti-Semitism.
However, Ska-P already defended himself against these criticisms last week, before the concert, by clarifying that “being anti-Zionist is not being anti-Semitic.”
“Wow, at this point we are being branded as anti-Semites by some gossip in Germany. No, we are not anti-Semites. From our atheism we respect all religious people whatever their religion, not religions themselves, since we believe that they will never you will be able to grow freely if you grow between dogmas and indoctrination Our song ‘Intifada’ is a denunciation of the occupation by the State of Israel of the Palestinian people, the settlements and theft of land, the brutal segregation and the refusal by the State of Israel and its partners in the creation of a Palestinian state. Being anti-Zionist is not being anti-Semitic,” the Madrid band concluded.
It must be remembered that the conflict between Israel and Palestine has worsened in recent months, especially since the armed assault at the beginning of July on the Jenin refugee camp (West Bank), with 12 Palestinians killed and 250 injured. The Israeli military forced the evacuation of 5,000 people, who had to immediately leave their homes. The Palestinian response came with a terrorist running over several pedestrians in Tel-Aviv with his vehicle, with a balance of seven injured.
Violence in the occupied territories has been on the rise since Finance Minister Bezabel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionist Party, gained control of the area thanks to an agreement with the Defense Ministry. Giving control of the West Bank to a civilian authority is seen by many experts as a clear step towards annexation.
Six million Jews annihilated in the most cruel way.
An imperialist genocide by fascist armies, we must learn from history.
The victims have become the executioners turn inside out,
Colonizing Palestinian territories, again paying attention to common sense.
Dead, dead!!! In whose name?
Dead, dead!!! From Israel
Dead, dead!!! In whose name?
Dead, dead!!! of Yahweh
What would you do if you were kicked out of your house without the right to complain?
Trampling on your culture, immersed in the madness of losing dignity.
Palestine is suffering in exile the opulence of Israel
For an arrogant government, prepared for war, for you know who.
Dead, dead!!! In whose name?
Dead, dead!!! From Israel
Dead, dead!!! In whose name?
Dead, dead!!! of Yahweh
Stones against bullets a new intifada in the West Bank, in Gaza or in Jerusalem.
Ohh, who could imagine oh…
That David was Goliath
Ohh Intifada, Intifada
Ohh Intifada, liberation!
Do not confuse my position, I am an atheist and I do not believe in any god,
I don’t differentiate people by their race, their culture or their religious shit!
I only condemn suffering, injustice and abuse of power
Palestine is subjected to the most stubborn of wars, the opulence of Israel.
Dead, dead!!! In whose name?
Dead, dead!!! From Israel
Dead, dead!!! In whose name?
Dead, dead!!! of Yahweh
Stones against bullets a new intifada in the West Bank, in Gaza or in Jerusalem
Ohh, who could imagine oh…
That David was Goliath
Ohh Intifada, intifada
Ohh Intifada, liberation!
