On Friday evening, Rage In opposition to The Machine had been inducted into the Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame. Rage had been the one currently-active band who had been inducted on this yr’s class, which was heavy on solo artists. (The one different group inducted was the Spinners.) However Rage In opposition to The Machine didn’t carry out on the induction ceremony, and just one member of the band, guitarist Tom Morello, attended the large present. Zack de la Rocha had one thing else to do that previous weekend: He joined the tons of of hundreds of people that marched on Washington to name for a ceasefire in Gaza.

After weeks of bombardment, Israeli bombardment has devastated Gaza, killing hundreds of civilians, together with greater than 4,000 youngsters. So far, the American authorities has finished little or no to guard the individuals of Gaza, and the Home of Representatives not too long ago authorized a $14 billion navy support bundle for Israel. On Saturday, large crowds marched on Washington in solidarity with Palestine. (Macklemore was one of many audio system on the rally.) One of many many individuals marching was Zack de la Rocha.

Sunny Singh, the videographer whose YouTube channel Hate5Six paperwork hardcore exhibits and protests, is a longtime Rage In opposition to The Machine fan who travelled with the band and filmed their exhibits on their tour final yr. The day after the induction ceremony, Singh was on the march on Washington. There, he bumped into Zack de La Rocha on the street, and he posted a photograph of the 2 of them collectively.

After tearing his Achilles tendon whereas enjoying the second present of Rage’s tour final yr, de la Rocha returned to the stage final month in Los Angeles, coming in as a shock visitor throughout a Run The Jewels present. No less than theoretically, it will’ve been potential for de la Rocha to hit the Corridor Of Fame ceremony and the march, however a kind of issues clearly mattered extra to him than the opposite.

On Friday evening, Sunny Singh attended Rage’s Corridor Of Fame induction, which used his footage within the Rage video bundle. Throughout his acceptance speech, Tom Morello referred to as himself “one quarter of Rage In opposition to The Machine” and added, “Like most bands, we’ve differing views on a variety of issues, together with our being inducted into the Rock Corridor.” Morello didn’t straight point out Israel and Palestine throughout his speech, however he did pose with an indication studying “CEASEFIRE” backstage, and he’s not too long ago voiced help of Palestine.