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Roger Waters: Join Israel boycott
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Published: 07.03.11, 07:40
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31. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WITH YOU
SHOSH ,   ISRAEL   (03.07.11)
YOU AND ALL THE ARTISTS CAN GO TO GAZA AND STAY WITH THE ARABS UNTIL THEY KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, THEN YOU WILL KNOW WITH WHOM YOU ARE DEALING WITH.
32. oh Salma #18
Misha ,   US   (03.07.11)
We all know that the Romans came up with the name Palestine after they expelled all the Jews. The hoped by using the name of the Jews biblical enemy the Philistines, the Jews wouldn't want to come back to their home land. Philistine means invader -- so you have taken to calling yourself invaders and your land invader land. Palestinians claim to be indigenous, but without the Jews, you wouldn't even have a name.
33. A stupid man
Jan ,   Norway   (03.07.11)
I am sorry to say this, but this guy is just plain stupid, and full of hate! It is so easy to singel out Israel (witch is a very tiny country), when even his own country are doing far worse things in Afghanistan and Irak.
34. Celebrity nonsense
Sam M ,   UK   (03.07.11)
The views of this 'celebrity' or any other 'celebrity' for that matter carry no more weight in my eyes than the utterings of a street cleaner from Timbuktu even if they act as a pied piper to the hoards of lemmings who who like their 'heroes' have a shallow understanding of the complex Arab Israeli conflict, are incurably biased against Israel and like a sponge simply absorb the anti Israeli/antisemitic 'mindset' that is so firmly rooted in western culture and politics. These self proclaimed standard bearers of the trendy liberal left use their 'celebrity' to exploit political issues (invariably focusing their scorn on Israel to the exclusion of any other issue) as a platform to establish their 'street cred' in the same way as their fans do. Just like the charlatans in the UN and the Israeli /Arab MKs who overnight discover that Gaddafi has a poor human rights record they like to position themselves in line with 'world opinion'. Where were they when generations of arabs were suffering torture and human rights abuses? We all know the answer to that question. They're simply one arm of the campaign to delegitamise Israel and should be seen for what they really are. Watch out for the 'humanitarian aid boat' crewed entirely by celebrities. These self important ignoramuses could actually do it!
35. Rockstars and politics
Peter ,   Germany   (03.07.11)
Why think all those well worn Rockstars they must save the world? He should stick to his music something he is good at.But no,they think the world is waiting for them to resolve all problems.Rockstars and politics all you have to know is what Alice Cooper said long ago. "To me, that's treason," Cooper told the Canadian Press. "I call it treason against rock 'n' roll because rock is the antithesis of politics. Rock should never be in bed with politics." and "If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal."
36. Roger Waters
Ros ,   Tel Aviv   (03.07.11)
No one knows him except that he was with Pink Floyd. How many Arabs live in the Galilee (Israel) - and travel all around Israel - only the Israelis cannot go into the Arab towns, like Gaza, etc. - it is too dangerous.
37. Why didn't he boycott Gaddafi's Libya?
russ ,   Tlv   (03.07.11)
38. #18 Salma's typo
Phil ,   Ireland   (03.07.11)
Your slip up at the end of your post is bang on. "Its name later became Palestine." Before it was called Palestine, it was Israel. Check out the Bible if you doubt it. Yoy will not find the land ever called Palestine in the text. The Roman occupiers named it Palestine in the second century. In fact before the war, before the Holocaust, before all of that, the Jews in "Palestine" were known as "Palestinians". The Arabs were simply known as "Arabs".
39. #28 please explain
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (03.07.11)
The problem is that Water's condemnation has more to do with getting publicity than with morality. Israel is fighting a war for its survival against genocide (read the Hamas charter) from people who are trying to steal Israeli land. On the other hand, since his election Obama has butchered at least 6215 civilians in Afghanistan, and no one knows why and what the US is doing there. Can you explain why Waters doesn't boycott and condemn the US? Can you explain why the Australians are collaborating with the US in killing Afghan civilians?
40. The truth about the BDS (but he "..don't need no education")
er der   (03.07.11)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifZLk6Ei9-U He's always been a huge inspiration for so many, and now especially for those who hate.
41. Very interesting - from father to son then...
Anton Orde ,   From Cyprus   (03.07.11)
From what he says about his father he was anti-Zionist .His father was part of a colonial system that denied Jewish entry into their homeland condemning man, women and child to mass torture and murder. And he says his father dies fighting the nazis like we owe him some credit for one colonial european country fighting another: england fought the germans for their own reasons, not to protect jews. I remember watching the wall as a child and thinking that the anti-semitic scene in it was not a intended as a statement against anti-semitism. I'll say it again: we have to look east. The declining west is increasingly going to be a snake pit of euro and islamic anti-semites!
42. Roger putting LIPSTICK on a PIG
CK Tan ,   Singapore, Singapore   (03.07.11)
So Roger RANTS that Israel is "'paying lip service" rather than taking REAL action. In late 2008, the same Roger PROMISED to bring the Wall tour to Muslim countries to LIBERATE "thought control". He claimed that he WOULD do it as he was neither a HYPOCRITE nor a COWARD. Last check on his tour dates show ONLY the US and Europe. So which is which - is Roger a HYPOCRITE, a COWARD or just a pig with LIPSTICK?
43. Who needs a naive pop star to tell us?
Baruch Norman ,   Bat Yam   (03.07.11)
Because what he says, we all know is true, it's just that we won't admit it to ourselves. Even our deputy Prime Minister is saying we have to swap land for peace. Think how much easier it would be to undermoine all these shouting outsiders many of whom seek to delegitmize us if we stopped building on settlements and started talks for a final status deal. Now if TBs can't get their heads around that then we're doomed, becuase that means they simply don't want a peace deal at all.
44. and its ok to perform in Russia?
Robins ,   Jerusalem   (03.07.11)
Waters is performing two shows in Russia in April. Apparently he can turn a blind eye to Russian actions in Chechnya. The civilian death toll in the two Chechen wars is in the hundreds of thousands. Not a word from Waters, who instead prefers antisemitic images in his shows with displays of bombs in the shape of stars of David surrounded by dollar signs
45. #32 & # 38
Salma ,   Palestine   (03.07.11)
"the Jews were known as Palestinians". "without the Jews, you wouldn't even have a name." Phil & Misha , you can tell that funny Jokes to the kids . for me I wonder if you can tell me some modern humor jokes ?!
46. Idiocy Singing
Aisha2 ,   New York, USA   (03.07.11)
Boycott Roger Floyd! He doesn't deserve an audience!
47. Think Of The People Who Love Pink Floyd
World Citizen ,   the world   (03.07.11)
This is great news. This news will go viral on the internet. It takes time but soon other self-respecting artists and their fans will boycott Israel. A geometric progression of BDS conversions is what we are seeing.
48. Roger waters is hardly known in the U.S.
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (03.07.11)
I don't know the last timed this guy had a concert in the U.S because he's one of few rock musicians i never heard of.Pink floyd i heard of but aren't they pretty old.If you mention older groups like the Beetles ,Rolling stones, i can name the members of these groups.But pink Floyd never.Israel seems obsessed with this guy.
49. waters is out of Floyd
eddie ,   london UK   (03.07.11)
He was a tyrant to his bandmates, and he deported Rick Wright from the Band. His father was pro Arab, and he does not mention the mufti, who helped perpetrate the Holocaust. His solo albums have all been flops.
50. Robins @ 44
fg   (03.07.11)
Robins, I also heard this tiny bit of detail. Clearly, this "man" is a wretched miserable racist from the last row. He cannot deny it.
51. Roger Who?
Tomer ,   Herzeliyya   (03.07.11)
Apparently a Middle-aged Hasbeen seeking publicity in the autumn of his career.
52. #28 To all you Israelis
dshap ,   Miami USA   (03.07.11)
DB, are you kidding? According to you, in Biblical times, the Israelites in Egypt should have become pagan worshippers as most in the land were not Jewish and hated them. The Jews in Spain should have converted because the Spanish hated them, the Jews in Europe shoud have committed suicide because the nazis and cowards of Europe all hated them... So here we are after nearly 6000 years, having outlasted all of them, yet the world still hates us. Oh no, what's a Jew to do? DO NOT LISTEN TO MORON DB #28!
53. Go ahead, boycott me, a socialist, member of a collective
Shimshon Sharoni ,   Israel   (03.07.11)
farming community who, along with the rest of the members of our kibbutz, work hard to promote socialism among all mankind. Why would you boycott me? There can be only a single rational reason: because I am a Jew whose country and people have been under existential threat for many, many decades and we have been standing tall and proud of who we are, ready to defend our lives and country. So, go ahead and boycott me, but know, I prefer to die facing my enemy than bowing down and kissing their feet as you expect us to do: Life or Liberty!
54. Boycott
Jorge el judio ,   Israel/USA/Argentina   (03.07.11)
Most of the singers go where the money call. In some contacts it is clause that requires no to perform is certain areas. In the other hand, most of the singers needs alcohol and / or drugs to perform because they are afraid to the public. We are making a free advertising of this kind of people that are not important in the society except for some commercial promotions. In order to get more attention, some get married and divorced quick, some go on jail, some talk against Israel. We the Jewish people, need to ignore this cheap advertising. We follow only G-OD.
55. Roger Waters Promotes Classic Antisemitism
David P. ,   Capitola, CA   (03.07.11)
I will boycott everything Roger Waters, Pink Floyd from here on out, this ignorant, malevolent, hater made his views clear, I will not ever enjoy Pink Floyd again as its music, name and front man will be synonymous with septic
56. Pals & allies pay lip service while committing terror
Global Citizen ,   Israel & USA   (03.07.11)
By the way, Mr. Waters, I haven't heard of you complianing about conquests by the US or even your home UK. Why? Because your victims were so crushed they were subdued. Apparently you prefer that.
57. HAS BEEN trying to make himself relevant!
shadoil ,   jerusalem   (03.07.11)
58. #43 LAND FOR PEACE A GOOD IDEA
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (03.07.11)
We can begin with your house .
59. #22 GREAT MUSICIAN ??
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (03.07.11)
Waters is not a "GREAT MUSICIAN ." Claudio Abbado is a great musician ,Pierre Boulez is a great musician .Benjamin Britten was a great musician ,Arnold Schoenberg was a great musician . Manuel de Falla was a great musician .Andres Segovia was a great musician .Dinu Lipatti was a great musician .
60. #27 Marwan
Eli ,   Yerushalayim   (03.07.11)
You belief that the majority of people love the following and their faith? Ahmadinever....., Osama been killer, Ghaddafi, Arafat, Assad, Erdogan Good morning, Marwan.
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