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Piers Morgan (L) interviews former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters (R) in an interview uploaded July 2, 2024. (Screen capture via YouTube)
July 3, 2024, 4:21 pm
Roger Waters claims ‘no evidence’ of Oct. 7 Hamas rapes, insists he’s not antisemitic
Musician refuses to condemn terror onslaught, defends telling Israelis to ‘go back to Eastern Europe or the US or wherever you came from’; Na’amat urges Israeli radio not to play his songs
By ToI Staff
Actor John Cusack attends the 'Chi-Raq' premiere during the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 16, 2016. (taniavolobueva/Shutterstock.com)
January 31, 2024, 3:04 pm
John Cusack rejects antisemitism accusations as ‘complete lies’
Stop Antisemitism group spotlights actor as its ‘Antisemite of the Week’ for denying Hamas raped some October 7 victims
By ToI Staff
Roger Waters performs during a live concert in Assago, near Milan, Italy, April 18, 2018. (Luca Bruno/AP)
November 16, 2023, 1:58 pm
Roger Waters blames ‘Israeli lobby’ for alleged Argentina, Uruguay hotel ban
Hotels reportedly refusing to take bookings for former Pink Floyd frontman, accused by the US of antisemitism, after local Jewish community leaders asked them to shun him
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Roger Waters performs at Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on Sunday, May 7, 2023, to kick off his "This Is Not A Drill" tour of Germany. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
September 30, 2023, 3:17 am
Roger Waters defends using anti-Jewish slur after film exposes antisemitic comments
Former Pink Floyd frontman confirms he suggested using racist term in 2010 email, says it was part of message about ‘evils and horrors of fascism’
By ToI Staff
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
Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in New York City, March 30, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 17, 2023, 3:56 am
Jewish leaders slam UPenn for hosting anti-Israel activists in High Holiday period
This week’s Palestine Writes Literature Festival features lineup including Roger Waters, speakers who have called for Israel’s destruction and compared Jewish state to Nazi Germany
By Luke Tress
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
Filmmaker Emilio Schenker displays an Israeli flag at a Roger Waters concert at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, June 7, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 10, 2023, 6:46 pm
Protesters waving Israeli flags booted from Roger Waters concert in London
Video shows daughter of Holocaust survivor and other activists approaching stage area, waving flags, as Waters dons Nazi-style garb; Israeli filmmaker with flag also kicked out
By ToI Staff
Roger Waters on stage in Berlin, May 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
June 8, 2023, 4:33 pm
Roger Waters resumes Nazi act in London that he’d dropped following Germany uproar
Senior UK politicians slam Pink Floyd bassist, who is under a criminal investigation for wearing a costume resembling a Waffen-SS uniform in Berlin
By Canaan Lidor
Roger Waters dressed as a fascist while onstage in Berlin, May 2023. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
June 6, 2023, 10:58 pm
US denounces Roger Waters performance in Berlin as antisemitic
State Department says recent show by former Pink Floyd frontman ‘contained imagery that is deeply offensive to Jewish people and minimized the Holocaust’
By Matthew Lee
A projection labeling former US president George W. Bush a war criminal and accusing him of lying about his country's invasion of Iraq, at a Roger Waters concert in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, May 31, 2023. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 2, 2023, 12:01 pm
After backlash and under German probe, Roger Waters drops Nazi costume at UK concert
Comparison between killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Anne Frank also left out of Birmingham show; says he’s ‘pissed off’ at ‘antisemitism bullshit,’ blames Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
A man rushes the stage with an Israel flag during a Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt, Germany, May 28, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 30, 2023, 3:01 am
Pro-Israel stage protester says Roger Waters’ guards threatened to break his neck
Marcel L., who rushed stage with Israeli flag at Frankfurt show, alleges violence by security; singer says act was ‘unnerving,’ as German police probe him for antisemitism
By ToI Staff
Protesters wave an Israeli flag at a Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt, Germany, May 28, 2023. (Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 29, 2023, 1:52 am
Protester with Israeli flag rushes stage at Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
Demonstrators wave flags from crowd at controversial act of former Pink Floyd frontman; Waters under investigation in Germany for incitement after donning Nazi garb onstage
By ToI Staff and AP
A woman holds a sign as she takes part in a protest against a Roger Waters concert later in the day in the Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
May 28, 2023, 6:16 pm
Jewish, local groups hold memorial, protest at Roger Waters gig in Frankfurt
Rally draws around 400 people, demonstrators read out names of 600 Jews rounded up in city on Kristallnacht, wave Israeli flags, hand out flyers to concert attendees
By Kirsten Grieshaber
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
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