Burnel, the bassist for the British punk band The Stranglers, in explaining the band’s view of performing in Israel, said of Waters, “I think he’s pretty ignorant, he doesn’t know the situation.” I want peace for both Israel and Palestine.” Del Rey, added, addressing Waters: “I read your statement about taking action even when you believe in neutrality, I totally understand what you’re saying and this is my action.”ĭel Rey is not the first artist to reject Waters’s insistence to boycott Israel. Rebuffing Waters, Del Rey responded on Instagram, “We will still be playing our show in Israel.”īut, she added, she wants people to know that “I will be visiting Palestine too and I look forward to meeting both Palestinian and Israeli children and playing music for everyone. Even if in your heart of hearts you believe yourself to be neutral.” In a Facebook post Tuesday, Waters said performing in Israel would be “a political act in support of the apartheid state that would deny basic human rights. And already this summer, popular concerts have been held in Israel by Enrique Iglesias, Alanis Morissette, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Ozbourne, Maluma and many others.ĭel Rey also personally responded to Waters, a prominent advocate of the boycotts movement and leading anti-Israel activist, who published an open letter urging Rey to boycott the festival. ![]() I see both sides,” she said in a statement.ĭel Rey noted that she is heading for a place “that many big bands are playing this year and at this festival.” This year’s lineup at the Meteor Festival includes rapper Pusha T, DJ Flying Lotus, jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and many more. “We signed on to the show with the intention that it would be performed for the kids there and my plan was for it to be done with a loving energy and a thematic emphasis on peace. Defying calls from the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, to cancel her performance at the Meteor Festival in Israel, American singer Lana Del Rey said in a statement, “I believe music is universal and should be used to bring us together.”ĭel Rey had received widespread criticism from the boycotts movement and specifically from former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters following her announcement that she will perform at a festival in the northern Kibbutz of Lehavot HaBashan in September, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday.
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