2024-07-04 09:51:00
Roger Waters, the lead singer of the band Pink Floyd, is considered a very well-known person in Israel. Many have been listening to his songs for years, but now in Israel there are people who want to end him after his anti-Semitic comments and his attempt to cast doubt on the massacre by Hamas terrorists in the southern settlements.
Waters has often spoken out against Israel, and in an interview this week, on journalist Piers Morgan’s show, he denied the massacre and claimed that “the Israelis told lies about burned children.” Following his words, Israel wants to boycott his songs, so that he will not be able to enjoy the royalties he receives.
The chairman of NAMA, Hagit Par, addressed the matter to the radio stations in Israel and wrote: “Don’t broadcast Roger Waters’ songs anymore – you shouldn’t give a platform to a holocaust denier. His statements from last night and his. claims that Hamas made a massacre in Otaf to take part in many statements in the past that are basically anti-Semitic And pure malice The moral and right thing is to boycott his works and him, and certainly not to share in the rewards he receives he from every performance of his songs.”
One station has already announced it will stop playing his songs – here it iseco99fm. “Since the beginning of the war, with previous statements by Waters, the playing of his songs and the songs of his famous band ‘Pink Floyd’ has decreased almost completely, and these were played in the context of dedication and requests. We were surprised by the interview, and of course we won’t be broadcasting his songs for the foreseeable future,” he said.
Kaan Broadcasting Corporation said: “The things Waters said are appalling and unacceptable and we reject them completely. In their work, Kaan’s music editors take into account all considerations related to the spirit of the time and era, as well as the identity of the performers No doubt they will take these outrageous statements into account when editing the programs at Kaan 88.
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