The reference to the victims of the Hamas attack on Israel was made by the CEO of the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The 360 Israelis who lost their lives at the Nova music festival on October 7 during the Hamas attack were mentioned in a speech at the Grammy Awards by the CEO of the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Harvey Mason Jr., while call for peace and unity.
“Music should always be our safe space. When this is violated, it strikes at the core of who we are. We felt this at the Bataclan music hall in Paris. We felt it at Manchester Arena, England. We felt it at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas. And on October 7th, we felt it again when we heard the tragic news from the Supernova music festival, that over 360 music fans lost their lives and another 40 were kidnapped,” Harvey Mason said during the event.
“Music must always be our safe space. When that is violated it strikes at the very core of who we are.” Pitch perfect tribute to the Nova festival victims of Hamas. This is what terrorists do. They want to kill bodies and spirits. Safety and joy. They cannot win. #Grammys pic.twitter.com/CDzbfkDfbC
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“This day and all the tragic days that have followed have been awful for the world as we mourn the loss of all innocent lives,” he continued.
“We live in a world divided by so much… Music must remain the common ground on which we all stand, in peace and harmony,” he continued, pointing to a string quartet of Israeli and Palestinian musicians playing.
Source :Skai
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