Posts Tagged: Roger Waters Israel
British Rocker Eric Clapton Says He Almost Retracted Support for US Presidential Candidate for Being Pro-Israel
Renowned British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Eric Clapton said in a new interview that he nearly withdrew his support for US Democratic presidential candidate Robert...
UK Paper Sneakily Edits Roger Waters Article to Remove Antisemitism Defense
The Times of London craftily edited its recent review of Roger Waters’ concert in Birmingham, after the piece appeared to excuse the musician’s antisemitism. The article...
Water-ed Down: Media Miss Mark as Roger Waters Dons Nazi-Style Uniform, Defiles Memory of Anne Frank
A giant inflatable pig branded with a Star of David, a Jewish Holocaust victim’s name lit in giant neon lettering, and a musician wearing a...
CNN Omits Antisemitism in Flattering Profile on Pro-Palestinian Celebrities
“A group of celebrity activists are trying to destigmatize being Palestinian, telling the human stories of an oppressed nation in a new documentary,” is how CNN...
Israel Soccer Association Calls for Peace and Unity After Roger Waters Urges Ban of Jewish State’s Teams
Israel's official soccer association asked former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters to help build peace and unity rather than division after the singer called for...
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Urges Stevie Wonder to Turn Down Israel’s Wolf Prize
Former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters asked legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on Monday night to reject Israel's prestigious Wolf Prize, which he was awarded last...
The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Roger Waters
JNS.org - So -- what does Roger Waters think of music, his critics and the normal life we all want to get back to? We...
Former Miss Iraq Dismisses Anti-Israel Tirade by Roger Waters: ‘Use Your Power for Good, Bring People Together’
Former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan on Friday shot down an anti-Israel rant by ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters in which he urged the boycott of...
Entertainment Industry Group Works to Thwart the Cultural Efforts of BDS
JNS.org - Since its founding in 2005, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has targeted Israeli universities, businesses, and cultural organizations. Most recently, its...
New Film on Roger Waters Seeks to Expose BDS Frontman’s Antisemitism
JNS.org - Ahead of Roger Waters’ Canadian tour in October, B’nai Brith Canada and award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin are planning to premiere a new film -- Wish...
Roger Waters: There Is US Media Conspiracy to Silence My Anti-Israel Views
Roger Waters isn’t given the opportunity to discuss his anti-Israel activism in the US media or on late-night talk shows because of a conspiracy to...
Do You Think the Cultural BDS Movement Is Failing? Think Again
Do you think that the cultural boycott campaign against Israel is a colossal failure? Think again. Scotland's Sunday Herald recently published an open letter signed by artists, media workers and academics that called for...
Roger Waters’ Jewish Problem Catches Eye of Award-Winning Filmmaker
Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters has spent the last decade disparaging the Jewish state. Labeled an antisemite by the Anti-Defamation League, Waters compares Jews...
Don’t Ignore the Cultural Boycott of Israel
Nearly 50 artists, including Roger Waters, Thurston Moore, Julie Christie and Mike Leigh, recently signed an open letter to the English rock band Radiohead, urging them to cancel their...