In Barcelona, Pep Guardiola expresses his solidarity with Palestine

Pep Guardiola opened his speech with a “Salam alaykoum”, Thursday evening at Barcelonaduring a charity concert in support of Palestine. The coach of Manchester Citydressed in a black and white keffiyeh, immediately placed his speech under the sign of humanity and solidarity. Before the public, he spoke about the fate of children affected by the war in Gazadescribing these images of children searching for their parents under the rubble. He denounced the feeling of abandonment experienced by the most vulnerable civilians.
His speech, brief and serious, focused on human suffering and the need not to look away. He was greeted with a standing ovation. In an environment where restraint is often required, this type of speaking out remains rare. Without detour, Pep Guardiola confirms the consistency of his past commitments. By publicly assuming his convictions on a sensitive subject, he chooses to speak rather than silence, in the name of principles that he considers fundamental.
Pep Guardiola spoke in Barcelona on Thursday evening at a charity concert in support of Palestine. The Manchester City coach, dressed in a black and white keffiyeh, spoke of the fate of children affected by the war in Gaza, denouncing the inaction of the powerful in the face of their… pic.twitter.com/QpPmbRRCJ7
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