The German metropolis of Frankfurt has canceled an upcoming Roger Waters live performance on May 28, citing “persistent anti-Israel behavior” from “one of the most widely spread anti-Semites in the world.” This comes straight from the Frankfurt Official City Portal, which additionally writes: “The magistrate therefore feels called upon to set a clear signal against anti-Semitism that is supported by society as a whole. Against this background, the individual case decision made due to the special scope is not to be seen as a precedent.”
Last fall, town of Kraków in Poland additionally canceled a pair of Waters concert events set to happen this yr amid outrage over feedback the previous Pink Floyd frontman made concerning the Russian struggle towards Ukraine. Around the identical time final yr, Waters posted a much-contested open letter to Ukrainian first woman Olena Zelenska on his web site through which he stated the “extreme nationalists” in Ukraine “set your country on the path to this disastrous war.”
More lately, this month Waters spoke on the UN Security Council at Moscow’s request, the place he condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that it was “not unprovoked” however it was additionally “illegal.” He additionally known as on “President Biden, President Putin, President Zelenskyy, USA, NATO, Russia, the EU, all of you” to “agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine today.” He additionally conjured the picture of a global celebration and “John Lennon pumping the air with his fist from the grave” if that ceasefire had been to occur.