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Elton John
David Cohen
July 9, 2017, 3:15 pm
David Cohen
Still Waters runs shallow
The former Pink Floyd frontman embodies the ‘selective morality’ he faults Israel for, as he begins a massive US tour
Elton John performs in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 4, 2017, 3:26 pm
British teen jailed for plotting to bomb Elton John concert
Judge says alleged Islamic State sympathizer was ‘deeply committed to the ideology of a brutal and barbaric organization’
By AP
Thom Yorke performs with Radiohead at Philips Arena, Atlanta, April 1, 2017. (Robb Cohen/Invision/AP)
June 2, 2017, 6:19 pm
Radiohead frontman: BDS efforts to derail our Israel show ‘patronizing in the extreme’
Thom Yorke pans Roger Waters and other boycott-backing artists for ‘assuming we are not capable of making a moral decision’
By TOI staff
Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs in Seattle, April 2017 (YouTube screenshot; youtube.com/rc529)
April 30, 2017, 3:22 am
Roger Waters says Radiohead determined to play Tel Aviv
Pink Floyd founder admits British rock group’s members weren’t swayed by his letter urging them to boycott Israel
By TOI staff and AFP
The view west along Oxford Street, December 2006 (Public domain, Wikimedia commons)
April 27, 2017, 8:01 pm
UK teen admits plotting to bomb Elton John concert
Haroon Syed, 19, tried to buy weapons online to carry out a terror attack in a central London location
By AFP
Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs in Seattle, April 2017 (YouTube screenshot; youtube.com/rc529)
April 25, 2017, 4:25 am
Roger Waters, Alice Walker urge Radiohead to scrap Israel show
Signatories of letter to band urge it to ‘take small step to help pressure Israel to end violation of basic rights and international law’
By AFP
British singer and musician Sir Elton John performs in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2016. (Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 25, 2017, 4:14 am
Elton John caught ‘potentially deadly’ infection on tour
Musician was hospitalized after becoming ill during South America trip, but is now recovering at home
By AFP
US President-elect Donald Trump speaking during the USA Thank You Tour in Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 9, 2016. (AFP/Don Emmert)
December 16, 2016, 1:33 pm
LA socialite bans mention of Trump at holiday bash
Shelli Azoff, wife of Jewish music mogul Irving Azoff, issues new house rule at annual star-studded women-only gala
By JTA
Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni at a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, February 23, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 27, 2016, 4:37 pm
Political jabfest, Elton lovefest
With no major scandals to report, the Hebrew papers take a swipe at their lawmaker foe of choice, but unite in praising the piano player
By Adiv Sterman
Elton John performs in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 27, 2016, 2:28 am
Hold us closer, shiny Elton
There are no goosebumps like the goosebumps you get when hearing ‘Tiny Dancer’ live in Tel Aviv just a few hours after listening to it in the shower
By Sara Miller
Sir Elton John performs in Tel Aviv on May 26, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 27, 2016, 1:18 am
Elton John semi-dedicates ‘Your Song’ to Israel
Rapturously received rocker tells 40,000 in Tel Aviv he could not have asked for ‘a better audience or a nicer place’ to start his European tour
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and leader of the Yisrael Beytenu political party Avigdor Liberman sign a coalition agreement in the Knesset on May 25, 2016 (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
May 25, 2016, 1:52 pm
Belgium arrests 4 IS recruiters, finds ‘traces’ of attack plot
Group involved in sending jihadists to Syria and Libya but may have planned assault; Joint List lawmakers announce they will ascend Temple Mount on Ramadan, breaking ban
By Sara Miller
Elton John's last concert in Israel was in 2010, and he said that 'no one could have stopped him from performing in Israel' (Courtesy Shuki Weiss)
May 19, 2016, 4:45 pm
Elton John promises a ‘wonderful, crazy’ night in Tel Aviv
Veteran singer is set to play Israel for the fourth time next Thursday
By Jessica Steinberg
Ronnie Wood, guitarist for The Rolling Stones, visits the Western Wall before the band's 2014 concert in Tel Aviv. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
May 2, 2016, 12:53 pm
How do international acts get to Israel? With a concerted effort
As performers book gigs in Tel Aviv and elsewhere, promoters explain what draws them here… and what really keeps some of them away
By Jessica Steinberg
File: British singer and musician Sir Elton John performs in a venue near Tel Aviv, on June 17, 2010. (Flash90)
March 29, 2016, 2:20 pm
Israel says Elton John not forced to declare loyalty
Interior Ministry considering suing concert organizer for defamation for exaggerating about terms of standard visa application
By AFP
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