Buy it: https://neveralandwithoutpeople.bandcamp.com

"May 15th 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of Al Nakba, a day to commemorate the more than 750,000 Palestinians that were displaced from their homes, with hundreds of villages also being destroyed, following the 1948 Israeli Declaration of Independence. Today, these refugees and their descendants make up several million people divided throughout the Middle East. 

May 15th 2018 was also the official opening of the new U.S Embassy in Jerusalem, which originally sat in Tel Aviv alongside all other foreign consulates in Israel. By moving the embassy to Jerusalem, U.S President Donald Trump officially acknowledged Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings of the civil unrest this would certainly cause. 

In the days leading up to and following the opening of the new embassy, Israeli forces have killed 121 unarmed Palestinians protesters and injured more than 13,000. The death toll continues to rise each day. 

Beyond these senseless killings, the everyday life of Palestinians along the Gaza strip and West Bank is difficult at best. Since September of 2000, the Israeli government has been constructing a wall along the West Bank, now more than 440 miles in length, it cuts deeply into legally agreed Palestinian land and isolates more than 25,000 Palestinians. The majority of towns surrounding the wall are agricultural, and many of the farmers in these towns have had their land cut in half — unable to access their crops, and their livelihood, without passing through time consuming checkpoints guarded by armed soldiers. The wall also leaves Palestinians unable to access proper healthcare in Israel. To put the seriousness of the situation into perspective, a 10 minute ambulance ride from a nearby town into Jerusalem has increased to 110 minutes due to checkpoints. 

100% of the proceeds from this compilation will be donated to Adalah, a Palestinian-run non-profit organization dedicated to defending the human and legal rights of Arab minorities in Israel. During last months protests, Adalah was on the front lines providing legal aid to peaceful protesters. For more information on Adalah and their work, visit www.adalah.org 

Please consider giving more than $10 if you are able to, everything helps and donations are needed now more than ever. 

Never A Land Without People was curated by Jaclyn Kendall. Any comments, questions or concerns may be directed to jaclyn.marie.kendall6@gmail.com

All tracks mastered by Soren Roi 
Artwork by Jesse Osborne-Lanthier"

Artist(s):
Via App, unromantic, J. Carter, Cienfuegos, S. English, Jaclyn Kendall, Discorde, Wetware, Deflector, Hob, Jesse Osborne-Lanthier, Enrique, object blue, motiv-a , Joel Eel, overland, Lower Tar, Nick Klein, Nailbiter, Soren Roi, Sean Pierce, Stacey Sexton, Adiós Mundo Cruel, Lacedetail , Kaade, Experimental Housewife, Maŕa, Soeur Acéphale, Statues of Eden, Sarah Snider 
Title: Never A Land Without People
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Country: Canada
Date: 2018

Discorde – Nakba [Never A Land Without People]

Support: https://neveralandwithoutpeople.bandcamp.com/album/never-a-land-without-people-vol-ii

"Never A Land Without People is a charity compilation for Palestine and its people.

Volume I was released in 2018 as a response to the killing of 183 Palestinian protestors at the Gaza-Israel border. Nearly two years later, the everyday life of Palestinians living in the West Bank remains incredibly difficult. A 440 mile long wall constructed by the State of Israel prevents many Palestinians from access to their own homes, land, and livelihood. They are also forced to cross time-consuming and dangerous checkpoints in order to access food, healthcare, and other basic necessities.

All profits from Volume II will be donated to www.adalah.org — a grass roots non-profit organization that works to protect the human & legal rights of Arab minorities living in the State of Israel. Please consider donating more than $10 if you are able to.

Curated by Jaclyn Kendall & Kamal El Aoufi.
Mastered by DJ Swisha.

A special thank you to all the artists who donated their time and work to both Vol. I and II of this compilation."