In terms of scale and ambition, few benefits will match Together For Palestine. Organised by Brian Eno alongside actor/activist Khalid Abdalla, Marsm-founder Khaled Ziada and film producer Tracey Seaward, the four-hour fundraiser was an incredible feat, wrangling a truly mind-boggling array of A-listers into Wembley’s OVO Arena, alongside prominent activists and eye-witnesses to the devastation unfolding every day in Gaza.
Needless to say, the fact that T4P needed to take place at all is an outrage. Indeed, its staging the day after a United Nations commission of inquiry stated that Israel has committed genocide, only underscored the importance of collective action in lieu of any meaningful Government intervention. The power of community was the theme of the evening, echoed in speeches from the likes of Richard Gere, Florence Pugh and Eric Cantona, in Palestinian poetry performed by Riz Ahmed, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ruth Negga, and in a diverse musical programme rich in collaboration.
