Overview

• Bragg timed the release to the Global Sumud Flotilla that organizers say left Barcelona to deliver aid and attempt to break the blockade, with arrival expected in mid-September.
• In statements accompanying the song, Bragg attributes the current Gaza famine to Israeli policy and traces it through a century of enforced food insecurity rooted in British imperial rule.
• The single takes its title from E Mark Windle’s book and features an Arabic refrain, with Bragg explaining that “sumud” signifies steadfastness and “lan narhal” means “we will not leave.”
• Bragg will headline the Days Like These benefit at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on September 20, with acts including Billy Nomates, Jamie Webster, Reverend & The Makers and Big Special.
• Event proceeds go to the Amos Trust’s Gaza appeal, as coverage notes an IPC report confirming famine in Gaza City and recalls prior Israeli blocks on aid-by-sea attempts.