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Coldplay promotes 'Freedom for Palestine' song
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Published: 01.06.11, 20:10
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1. very dismaying
Tamir ,   Los Angeles   (06.01.11)
I am really saddened by this news. My wife and I are huge coldplay fans and have attended many of their concerts and enjoy all of their music. It really bothers me when musicians and celebrities get all political especially when they show their ignorance. I will stop supporting this band and make sure others are aware of their bias and misinformed stance. Very unfortanate.
2. Just Deleted all my Coldplay Music
Raphael ,   Toronto, Canada   (06.01.11)
After reading this article concerning the shameful and anti-Semitic behaviour of Coldplay I immediately deleted all Coldplay music from my iTunes library. I will never purchase their music again! All friends of Israel should do the same.
3. Catchy tune, that won't put anything on the ground. Tsk, tsk
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (06.01.11)
4. Projects for pals?
Ken ,   SA   (06.01.11)
..like more rockets and weapons?
5. Won't buy Cold play music anymore
Maurice ,   Los Angeles, USA   (06.01.11)
They want to talk about freedom for Palestine. What about freedom for Jews to live on their ancestral land? I don't hear anybody complain that the PA stated that no Jew could live in a so called "Free Palestine". The double standard is appauling and those British artsts should stick to entertainment.
6. The song itself is very corny and amatuerish
Mr. Reasonable   (06.01.11)
Seriously.
7. "political" rock bands
Cameron ,   USA   (06.01.11)
Music to avoid.
8. now it's our turn to boycott all those pro-arab terror
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9. Israel needs to strike ! enough is enough
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10. England has a big radical Muslim problem
afried ,   USA   (06.01.11)
England has the largest radical Muslim problem among western countries. Many terrorists it turns out were radicalized in England Mosques. It is the attitute of appeasement that encourages the Islamic bully to continue on. The side effect of this attitute is the constent barbarment of many pro Islamic voices in all things. Hence if you hear something enough you begin to beleive it even though it is untrue. So no one should be suprised that many English citizens are behaiving like chemicaly enslaved ants.
11. Freedom for Palestine...
Dave from Brazil ,   S   (06.01.11)
from Hamas!
12. Freedom for Palestine - Bring down the wall
Kelly ,   England   (06.01.11)
13. never listened to them and won't start
Barney ,   USA   (06.01.11)
now. my guess is it is a way to sell music as the industry is dying. I don't know anyone who buys cds anymore. Unfortunately, the ranks are filled with artists with some talent that are politically ignorant or just anti-semitic. elvis costello and roger waters make a good start. also from uk. maybe a pattern emerging.?
14. ColdPlay
Jeff ,   USA   (06.01.11)
I just watched the video - what a bunch of BS. 1- Freedom for what? These singers could not wear the clothes they were wearing in the streets of Nablus, Ramallah or Gaza. 2 - The Arabs in the areas the most free Arabs in the Arab World! 3 - They show the security wall - why was it built? These artists are a bunch of ignorant, uneducated and ill advised people in the artistic community. Let's drive the Jews into the sea and write a new song: "No More Jews in Palestine".
15. Coldplay plays a cold tune
Ben Shamil ,   US, NY   (06.01.11)
Damn Artist Musicians and etc why don’t you express or sing your hatred against rulers from Islamic and Arabic countries that killing their own people…Stop with a bull shit already. We have the same rights as any other country to be Independent. I say no more land for peace, they want peace they keep what they have.
16. what about a song for the sudanian & darfurian people which
hypocracy   (06.01.11)
israel saves (and are slaughtered on their way to find a shalter in israel by EGYPT?) never heard any artist singing for those reffugees. even the UN don't give them the right treat. to only one who does so is israel but again no one cares...
17. what about free KURDISTAN from TURKISH occupasion???
free THE KURDS ,   turkey   (06.01.11)
turky killes 200 kurds every single day!!! and the silence continues!!!
18. free free KURDISTAN!!!!
STOP TURKISH ,   OCCUPASION   (06.01.11)
19. and i for years loved coldplay
JL   (06.01.11)
now they can go drink out of a palestinaian toilet as far as i am concerned
20. And that's the jerk married to Paltrow? Oy, it never ends!
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.01.11)
21. another Brit in need of a career boost?
tiki ,   belgium   (06.01.11)
Coldplay hasn't been '''in the news lately (exept for the burning question if he still is/isn't with Gwyneth), so what can 'boost your career better than.......? Right, some Human Rights BS and the always suffering Palestinians. Now adding some spice by a good pinch of Israel bashing and your song which ''''accidently will be released NEXT MONTH, will be soaring. How obvious can you be.
22. Reason for suffering of Palestinians
Russ Cogswell ,   Glendale USA   (06.01.11)
Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah have done many things for the Palestinians. They are fully responsible for : 1. Bringing the Israeli Army Into Gaza and the West Bank ..2.Attacks by Israeli Air Force and Army 3. Israeli Checkpoints. 4. Stopping Creation of a Palestinian State 5. Loss of jobs in Israel for Palestinians. 6. Stopping food and other needy things from getting to Palestinian people. The worst ENEMY of Palestinian people is = Hamas , Islamic Jihad, and Fatah . The Pals ought to search for all terrorists and kill them. If they tolerate them then they are with them and then they deserve any suffering that comes their way.
23. The British wrote the book on slavery and murder
John Klekota ,   Tempe USA   (06.01.11)
The British wrote the book on slavery and murder. They should have stayed away from the ship building industry and stayed inside their own country. All they ever did was murder and enslave and that is why the whole world hates them.
24. lucrative
dan ,   USA   (06.01.11)
For all the pundits, journalists, authors, celebrities, rock stars, actors, and politicians who want to cash in on a conflict they don't want to understand, there must be a proactive alternative that protests against Palestinian child abuse, religious intolerance, abuse of gays and lesbians, and suicide terror. I know there is a silent majority supporting Israel, but instead of always defensively 'explaining' it is time for pro-Israel activists to have flotillas and boycotts, to protest the UNRWA-PLO propaganda-refugee-camp industry. Believe me, this can also be lucrative.
25. #10
Jane   (06.01.11)
The Brits don't need any Muslim excuses. The Brits themselves are historic Jew-haters. It's a perfect match.
26. if anything will happend to my children from now and on i
360 deegries ,   sderot   (06.01.11)
put the blame on cold play. people tend to forget that cold weapon can also kill. rocks and knifes can kill just like an m-16. not to speak on the rockets they are fairing on us for 8 years and the bombs everywhere.
27. just deleted all coldplay music from my computer
kristen ,   pheonix, AZ   (06.01.11)
FREE ISRAEL FROM ROCKETS ATTACKS!!!
28. 8 years almost every day
rocket attacks on ,   israel from gaza   (06.01.11)
too many people have died and no one is willing to speak for them. even in the UN human right committe no one speaks about my dead son (apparently, SOME PEOPLE are more worthy for other people self image than others). such a shame.
29. just finish to delet all their music from my ipode
kamila ,   argentina   (06.01.11)
now i'm coldplay free
30. my computer is also COLPLAY-FREE now
shir ,   TLV   (06.01.11)
my dead sister (by suside bomber in jerusalem) deserves better than that. this onE is for you- bar.
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