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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Pink Floyd

Roger Waters performs at Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 2023, to kick off his 'This Is Not A Drill' tour of Germany. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
September 29, 2023, 2:27 am
Roger Waters wanted to write anti-Jewish slur on inflatable pig at concert, film says
Former Pink Floyd frontman mocked Holocaust victim, disparaged Jewish acquaintances, said Jews had no history, according to documentary by UK-based Campaign Against Antisemitism
By Michael Horovitz
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters poses for photographers during a press conference to present 'The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains,' in Rome, January 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
June 22, 2023, 4:37 am
Wish you weren’t here: In Toronto, a group takes a stand against a Pink Floyd exhibit
The Abraham Global Peace Initiative counters anti-Israel messaging from the rock group’s co-founder Roger Waters with its own exhibition preaching tolerance and inclusion
By Aviva Engel
Roger Waters on stage in Berlin, May 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 27, 2023, 11:14 am
Roger Waters dismisses ‘bad faith’ Nazi costume criticism as politically motivated
Pink Floyd star says ‘elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, bigotry’ as German police open probe
By AFP and ToI Staff
Roger Waters performs at the United Center in Chicago, July 26, 2022. (Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
February 7, 2023, 5:04 pm
Ex-Pink Floyd partner brands Roger Waters antisemitic, lip-synching Putin apologist
David Gilmour endorses tweet by his wife excoriating former bandmate for recent interview in which he defended Russia and reiterated comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Roger Waters poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Roger Waters Us + Them' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sepember 6, 2019. (Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
September 26, 2022, 8:25 pm
Polish city says it canceled Roger Waters concerts over his support for Russia
‘He doesn’t realize the truth,’ Krakow councilman says of the Pink Floyd co-founder who has blamed NATO and Ukraine; previous reports said Waters had canceled the gigs
By Vanessa Gera
Protesters demonstrate against pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel musician Rogers Waters outside his August 30, 2022, concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Jordan Hoffman)
August 31, 2022, 11:12 pm
As Roger Waters plays politically charged NYC shows, some cry ‘Jew-hater’
Protesters outside the onetime Pink Floyd frontman’s concert claim he spreads ‘hatred and lies.’ But despite his anti-Israel reputation, the Aug. 30 show just about toes the line
By Jordan Hoffman
David Seidenberg
June 11, 2019, 7:36 am
David Seidenberg
Roger Waters claims Israeli fans nixed peace. It’s a lie.
Waters often tells of 60,000 concert goers pivoting from ecstatic cheers to sullen silence. A recording tells a very different story
The band members of UK Pink Floyd Experience, which performed in Israel in January 2019, after originally canceling following intense pressure from BDS activist Roger Waters (Courtesy EGOEast Productions)
January 7, 2019, 3:06 am
Wish we weren’t here? Pink Floyd cover band plays Israel…but not Waters’ songs
UK Pink Floyd Experience, which was urged by the anti-Israel musician to cancel its Israel trip, went ahead but enlisted local Israeli tribute band to cover most of the big hits
By ToI Staff and Jessica Steinberg
The band members of UK Pink Floyd Experience, which performed in Israel in January 2019, after originally canceling following intense pressure from BDS activist Roger Waters (Courtesy EGOEast Productions)
December 18, 2018, 7:49 pm
Defying Roger Waters, Pink Floyd tribute band reinstates Israel tour
Israeli promoter Ziv Rubinstein says he convinced musicians to reverse last week’s decision to cancel amid heavy boycott pressure, threats
By Jessica Steinberg
Screen capture from video of UK Pink Floyd Experience performing in Tel Aviv in 2017. (YouTube)
December 9, 2018, 5:59 pm
Pink Floyd cover band cancels concerts in Israel amid pressure from Roger Waters
Boycott activists harass members of UK group after former Floyd frontman says they shouldn’t go to ‘racist and apartheid’ country that shoots children in ‘cold blood every day’
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Musician Roger Waters performs during his Us + Them Tour at Staples Center on June 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
November 12, 2018, 5:20 pm
Argentine Jews campaign against Roger Waters, ‘one of the great anti-Semites’
Pink Floyd musician and vocal proponent of the Israel boycott movement is engaging in hate speech as he tours Latin America, says local Zionist group
By JTA
Roger Waters wielding slogan 'F--k the Pigs!' at a concert in London on July 6, 2018. (courtesy Richard Millett}
July 11, 2018, 8:12 pm
Wiesenthal Center slams Barclaycard for Roger Waters’ hate-filled gig
Ex-Pink Floyd singer donned keffiyeh during London concert sponsored by credit card firm and appealed for human rights to be granted to his ‘brothers and sisters in Palestine’
By ToI Staff
Ex-Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters as he appears on 'Supremacy,' a reading of a Mahmoud Darwish poem with the music of a Palestinian oud trio in the background, to protest US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (Facebook screenshot)
March 14, 2018, 9:36 pm
Waters joins in protest song on Trump’s Jerusalem recognition
Pink Floyd co-founder says verses from Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinians’ national poet, relevant to ‘all victims of settler colonialism everywhere’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Musician Roger Waters performs during his 'Us + Them' tour at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, on June 20, 2017. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP)
From the WebSeptember 8, 2017, 2:56 pm
Ahead of Roger Waters NY shows next week, JCRC launches aggressive campaign
NY Jewish Week: Former Pink Floyd frontman’s prominent BDS support includes anti-Semitic imagery and anti-Israel messages
Israeli band The Magical Mystery Tour covers The Beatles at a Tel Aviv Museum of Art event (Courtesy Rafi Pinto)
August 29, 2017, 9:16 pm
’60s and ’70s come to life with musical tribute series
‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story’ arrives from the UK, and Israeli bands perform old rock ‘n roll at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
By Jessica Steinberg
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