“I endured the artillery’s roar, the fire in the nursery, yet I stand tall,” checked out the verses. “I weathered the paralyzing fear under the covers, felt everyone turn their backs, yet I stand tall.”
When he composed the tune in October, soon after the battle started, Marwán, whose daddy matured in UNRWA camping tents in the Tulkarm evacuee camp in the busy West Bank, determined to give away the legal rights to elevate contributions for the Spanish board of UNRWA, the United Nations company for Palestinian Refugees.

“UNRWA is the lifeline that sustained my father since birth. He was born in a refugee camp and attended an UNRWA school, where he received all his education until he was 18. It’s always been there for him, providing food, support, education,” he clarifies in a meeting with Beatriz Barral from UN News. “They continue to support millions of Palestinians, all Gazans, and it was the least I could do. Without a political solution, there’s little more we can do than rally and offer our help”.

The “Urgent Lullaby for Palestine” addresses “brutal injustices and the deprivation of rights,” the “neglect Palestinians face from the international community,” yet it repeats in each knowledgeable: they sustain.

“Despite the neglect, the abandonment, the bombings, the atrocities inflicted on children, the deaths… I want to spotlight Palestinian resilience, their ability to keep going, even in dire conditions,” he clarifies.

Marwán has actually checked out the West Bank numerous times, where far-off family members of his daddy still live. He also videotaped a track in front of what was his daddy’s institution in Tulkarm.

Asked regarding complaints versus UNRWA, Marwán reveals deep sadness. “To label UNRWA as problematic or supportive of terrorism is utterly unprecedented and nonsensical. It solely strives to aid people in the direst circumstances and bring dignity to Palestinian lives time and time again. That’s all that concerns me. I’m focused on supporting UNRWA. Regardless of criticism directed at me for aligning with UNRWA, or criticism against UNRWA itself, it doesn’t faze me. I march on, saddened by the lack of support, by governments withdrawing aid, but we press on,” he claims.

Marwán advises any person reluctant to give away to UNRWA to “thoroughly research what’s happening in Palestine.”

“Learn about UNRWA’s work since 1948, which has been impeccable and significant. I would urge them to consider that a genocide is occurring, and that Palestinians truly rely solely on UNRWA. It’s as straightforward as that. They have nothing else, but the funds received through UNRWA,” he says.

The suspension of funds to UNRWA is “an appalling disgrace”

Presenting the tune at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid on Tuesday, with Spain’s Minister for Youth and Childhood Sira Rego in participation, Marwán explained the suspension of funds as “heartbreaking.” This follows Israel implicated numerous employees of participation in the October 7 strikes, that left 1,200 Israelis dead and 250 hijacked, in spite of UNRWA shooting the workers and releasing an examination.

With his tune, he intends to stop the Gaza battle from fading right into obscurity.

“In Palestine, human rights violations occur daily We’re not talking about a conventional war between two countries, one defending itself against the other”, he claims.

“I only place faith in international judicial intervention”

Marwán is horrified by what he terms “flagrant violations of international law.”

“After World War II, international legal mechanisms were established to prevent such atrocities, yet people are circumventing international laws. Even the countries that talk the most about defending human rights are the ones that are most supporting this, but they are the countries that have the most power in the UN because they have the right to veto [in the UN Security Council],” he regrets.

The musician dramatically slams the media insurance coverage of the battle, needing people to inquire “via Twitter, through accounts of Palestinian journalists, or on Instagram.”

“We’re allowing a genocide to happen in prime time, with journalism aiding the perpetrators. It’s hard to comprehend. It’s because there are vested interests. There’s no other explanation than Western self-interest. There cannot be any other explanation,” he claims.

Marwán thinks an option and a tranquil future can just be attained via “international judicial intervention.” “It’s the only beacon of hope right now,” he wraps up.

Editor’s note: The point of views revealed by the interviewee are his very own and do not stand for the setting of the United Nations Organization.