"Waters said that Israel is 'absolutely trying to create another intifada.' ...gross, stupid, and unhelpful.
He might be onto something:
- "There's been a lot of criticism of Netanyahu in Israel for instating a policy for many years of strengthening Hamas to weaken the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu appears as the defender of Hamas. Netanyahu was further embarrassed when photos of suitcases full of cash going to Hamas became public."
He has a pathologically selective sense of moral outrage.
Roger, why not do a charity show in Gaza? Maybe it could happen in one of the tunnels that the "democratically elected government of Gaza" built with hundreds of millions of dollars of aid money meant for its people? Why not start your show with a raging political speech about the girl, Mahsa Amini, who was beaten to death by Iran's "morality police" for not wearing a hijab? Why not march in the Gaza Pride Parade this year? Why not advocate for the right of return of the ~800,000 Jews who were expelled from neighboring Arab countries shortly after 1948? When do they get to go back home to Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, etc? Where is their fully dedicated United Nations spin-off refugee agency?
Roger Waters' "courageous" criticisms are only ever aimed at safe, soft, easy targets. Somehow, he never finds any problems with political entities that actually do have hideous human rights records, that do take hostages, that do violate ceasefires, that do decapitate babies, etc., etc.
Maybe before he dies he will finally, FINALLY realize that if he were to be forced to live anywhere in or near the Middle East, he would pray that it be Israel, the country that he works so hard to undermine.
Waters speaks the truth. Not taking sides. Calling it down the middle. Good man. Good heart. Calls bull on both sides. People cannot handle that he does not go with the forced narrative.
Great piece!!! David Gilmore is right up there as one of the best rock guitarists of all time. Love the Floyd. I just saw their new DSOTM planetarium show and it’s outstanding.
"Waters said that Israel is 'absolutely trying to create another intifada.' ...gross, stupid, and unhelpful.
He might be onto something:
- "There's been a lot of criticism of Netanyahu in Israel for instating a policy for many years of strengthening Hamas to weaken the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu appears as the defender of Hamas. Netanyahu was further embarrassed when photos of suitcases full of cash going to Hamas became public."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/netanyahu-israel-gaza-hamas-1.7010035
Waters is a lunatic, plain and simple.
He has a pathologically selective sense of moral outrage.
Roger, why not do a charity show in Gaza? Maybe it could happen in one of the tunnels that the "democratically elected government of Gaza" built with hundreds of millions of dollars of aid money meant for its people? Why not start your show with a raging political speech about the girl, Mahsa Amini, who was beaten to death by Iran's "morality police" for not wearing a hijab? Why not march in the Gaza Pride Parade this year? Why not advocate for the right of return of the ~800,000 Jews who were expelled from neighboring Arab countries shortly after 1948? When do they get to go back home to Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, etc? Where is their fully dedicated United Nations spin-off refugee agency?
Roger Waters' "courageous" criticisms are only ever aimed at safe, soft, easy targets. Somehow, he never finds any problems with political entities that actually do have hideous human rights records, that do take hostages, that do violate ceasefires, that do decapitate babies, etc., etc.
Maybe before he dies he will finally, FINALLY realize that if he were to be forced to live anywhere in or near the Middle East, he would pray that it be Israel, the country that he works so hard to undermine.
Waters speaks the truth. Not taking sides. Calling it down the middle. Good man. Good heart. Calls bull on both sides. People cannot handle that he does not go with the forced narrative.
This article aged like milk
Great piece!!! David Gilmore is right up there as one of the best rock guitarists of all time. Love the Floyd. I just saw their new DSOTM planetarium show and it’s outstanding.