U2's New Album Includes Yehuda Amichai Poem and a Song About the Slain Palestinian Activist Awdah Hathaleen

U2’s New EP References Holocaust, Hitler, Women’s Rights Protests in Iran, Deceased Palestinian Activist

The Irish rock band U2. Photo: BANG Showbiz The Irish rock band U2 released an EP on Wednesday titled “Days of Ash” that addresses a wide range of topics, including the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising in Iran, the Holocaust, the killing of a Palestinian activist, ICE raids in the United States, and the Russia-Ukraine war. “Days of Ash,” which was released on Ash Wednesday and is now available on all streaming platforms, is the first time U2 is r…

On U2's new EP 'Days of Ash,' Israeli poet prefaces song of late Palestinian activist

The album features a recitation of Amichai's poem 'Wildpeace,' which precedes a song about late Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was shot dead last year by a settler in the West Bank's South Hebron Hills: 'A peace without the big noise of beating swords into ploughshares, without words, without the thud of the heavy rubber stamp: let it be light'

Bono warns against Irish 'high horse' as U2 release song for murdered Palestinian activist

Bono has spoken about the inspiration for One Life At A Time, the slain Awdah Hathaleen.

U2’s first album in a decade includes Yehuda Amichai poem and a song about the slain Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen

U2 frontman Bono delivered sharp criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and lavish praise on Jewish tradition in an interview released Wednesday alongside the band’s new EP, titled “Days of Ash.”

U2's new album includes Yehuda Amichai poem and a song about the slain Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen

U2 frontman Bono delivered sharp criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and lavish praise on Jewish tradition in an interview released Wednesday alongside the band’s new EP, titled “Days of Ash.” The album — the first from U2 in years — includes a song memorializing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen, who was killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank in July as well as a recitation of the anti-war poem “Wildpeace” by Israel…

U2 Announces New Standalone Six-Track EP ‘U2 – Days of Ash’

Interscope Records has announced the release of U2 – Days Of Ash, a brand new standalone six-track EP from U2. In advance of a new album in late 2026, the U2 – Days Of Ash EP is a self-contained collection of five new songs and a poem – “American Obituary,” “The Tears Of Things,” “Song Of The Future,” “Wildpeace,” “One Life At A Time,” and “Yours Eternally” (ft. Ed Sheeran & Taras Topolia) – an immediate response to current events and inspired b…