Idan Raichel in an interview: "There is great anger at the lawlessness of the people in his country"

Musician Idan Raichel, currently in New York as part of Israel's advocacy delegation to the UN, gives an interview to 'Bahatzi Hayom' on Kan News and expresses anger at the lawlessness of the people in October 2023. He speaks about mixed feelings regarding the release of hostages versus ongoing loss, the challenge of advocacy at the UN, and Israeli unity. Raichel debuts his new song born from meetings with bereaved families.

Musician Idan Raichel, currently in New York as part of Israel's advocacy delegation to the UN, gave an interview today to the program 'Bahatzi Hayom' on Kan News and addressed his feelings three years after the October 7 massacre. Raichel harshly criticized the state's conduct, expressing anger at the lawlessness of the people in his country. He described his mixed feelings regarding the release of hostages versus ongoing loss, saying that "the sounds of joy are deceptive, because behind them there is disaster." Raichel referred to the advocacy efforts at the UN, which he defined as "a very challenging place," and emphasized that Israel is his home and he has no intention of leaving. He presented an image of a plane in a dive to illustrate the need for national unity, and debuted his new song "All My World Is You," born from meetings with bereaved families. In the interview, he described a moving encounter with a bereaved father from Tiberias who visits the cemetery every day.