A Jewish Mother Responds to Chris Martin’s Remarks

Hey Chris Martin of Coldplay, Am I a Human?

Hey Chris Martin — quick question from a Jewish mom. I was born in Israel. Am I human too?

My kids are Jewish. They’re Israeli. They’re American. Do they qualify as human?

Wait, I’m also a Zionist – which means I believe right of Jews to live safely and sovereignly in Israel.  Am I still human now?

And if — if — you’re generous enough to acknowledge our humanity (thanks so much for the favor, Chris! So big of you!) does that acknowledgement only count if you also shout out Palestinians? Is our legitimacy as humans somehow contingent on being balanced out?

Humans… With a Catch

For the past few days, your video from Wembley Stadium has flooded my social media feed. You stood on stage next two young female fans, randomly pulled out of the crowd, asking them where they’re from.  

“Israel?!…(pause) I’m very grateful that you’re here as humans, and I am treating you as equal humans on earth, regardless of where you come from or don’t come from. Although it’s controversial maybe, I also want to welcome people in the audience from Palestine because… out of the belief that we’re all equal humans.”

The crowd cheered. The two young Israelis were fossilized into a moment of history that I shall soon never forget.  A moment of history that epitomizes just one of the largest social cancers of our generation: antisemitism wrapped in a pretty bow.

New Generation, Same Old Tropes

Antisemitism isn’t creeping in anymore — it’s pouring in. It’s seeping through pop culture, music festivals, celebrity statements. The war in Gaza has become a convenient excuse for old hatreds to be rebranded as activism.

I feel it. Every day. That sick knot in my stomach. That quiet panic. The calculation I now make before speaking Hebrew in public. The blatant bashing of my religion, country and acceptance of falsehoods as truths because its convenient to a fictional narrative. The utter disbelief that my children are aware of the hatred against them for being Jewish.  

Every stranger I pass — are they safe? Are they rational or part of the anti-Semite brigade? There’s no middle ground anymore. Friend or enemy. Ally or threat.

I never thought I’d feel this way. Not in 2025.

And I see the mobs gathering in the streets of Europe, faces lit up with a perverse joy — joy in chanting for the destruction of people like me, of children like mine.  

I’m Not Racist, I Have Friends That Are (Blank)

So Chris, when you say we are “equal humans on earth,” imagine you are saying that to any other minority group or nationality in the world.  

In your mind, you may have thought you created some *Kumbaya* moment.

Let’s all hold hands as “humans”.  Instead, it was one of the cringiest public displays I’ve ever seen.  

Please stick with creating music and leave the political narrative behind the scenes.

Video: Chris Martin’s comments leave fans mortified