{"id":8353,"date":"2013-07-26T11:17:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-26T17:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=8353"},"modified":"2013-07-26T11:17:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T17:17:38","slug":"roger-waters-concert-features-nazi-like-uniform-pig-balloon-with-jewish-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/roger-waters-concert-features-nazi-like-uniform-pig-balloon-with-jewish-symbol\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Waters’ concert features Nazi-like uniform, pig balloon with Jewish symbol"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (JTA) — Roger Waters, a rock musician critical of Israel, used a\u00a0giant, pig-shaped balloon<\/a>\u00a0emblazoned with a Star of David and symbols of dictatorial regimes during a recent concert in Belgium.<\/p>\n

Waters, who recently urged other performers to boycott Israel and compared Israel to apartheid South Africa, was singing on stage on July 20 under the balloon while toting a machine gun replica and wearing a long black leather jacket with a red-and-white arm band, reminiscent of a Nazi uniform.<\/p>\n

The former Pink Floyd member was singing \u201cget him up against the wall, that one looks Jewish and that one’s a coon, who let all of this riff-raff into the room\u201d \u2013 the lyrics of the song \u201cIn the Flesh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thousands of fans shouted his name and applauded as he stood on stage pretending to fire the replica.<\/p>\n

Michael Freilich, editor-in-chief of the Belgian Jewish monthly Joods Actueel, called on the government to issue a statement condemning what he called \u201can anti-Semitic display\u201d at the concert.<\/p>\n

The Anti-Defamation League said that Waters has a long history using these symbols in his concerts. “While we wish that Mr. Waters would have avoided using the Star of David, we believe there is no anti-Semitic intent here,” an ADL spokesman said.<\/p>\n

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