And to focus their attention on the enemy – the Muslims, the Chinese, the Mexicans, anybody. "Because it is very easy to persuade a population which is ill-educated and which feels defeated, that it is somebody else's fault. "As the Germans discovered in the early thirties, a disgruntled populace makes a country absolutely rife to be taken over and turned into a tyranny," Mr. Waters warned that Canada risks going down the same path, pointing to growing inequality and popular discontent to which an extreme concentration of wealth can give rise. They have allowed themselves to be taken over by the power of corporations … They are no longer living in a democracy." Trump as the United States' ultimate problem, but rather as a symptom of a much larger disease. Waters, however, said he does not see Mr. But his primary target in concerts these days is U.S. Israeli and Palestinian politics have received some time on Mr. That is hate," the notice states, going on to allege that activists with the BDS movement "frequently cross the line into antisemitism." "Waters promotes vile discrimination against millions of people simply because of their citizenship. Waters's tour and encouraging people to speak out against "his bigoted campaign." The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs has posted a notice on its website, noting Mr.
I am talking about the Israeli government, which is very, very right wing. "The Jewish people are very divided upon this question. "I'm not talking about the Jewish people," Mr. He maintained he is not, as critics such as the Jewish nonprofit Anti-Defamation League have labelled him, an anti-Semite. He explained he wants to return the conversation to politics and the policies that the BDS Movement seeks to change. "This is why we are having a meeting in Vancouver," Mr. Waters is called a "horrible bigot" and "an anti-Semite." (A Vancouver screening is scheduled for Oct.
Waters's tour crossed Canada, a second Jewish group, B'nai Brith Canada, followed him, holding screenings of a documentary titled Wish You Weren't Here. At one of his Toronto shows earlier this month, the Jewish Defence League of Canada held a protest outside the stadium.
In October, 2016, American Express backed out of a $4-million deal to sponsor Mr. Waters has publicly criticized acts such as Bon Jovi and Radiohead for ignoring his requests that they cancel shows scheduled for Israel. In recent years, the controversy has intensified. "Everybody deserves the same, basic human rights," Mr. He described the goals of his participation in the BDS Movement in specific terms: To end what Palestinians regard as an Israeli occupation and to see the Israeli government respect the civil rights of Arab-Palestinian citizens the same as it does the rights of Jewish citizens. Waters became a vocal supporter the following year after visiting the country for the first time. Palestinian activists launched the campaign in 2005, seeking to exert economic pressure on Israel's government. Waters reiterated his support for the BDS Movement, which stands for boycott, divestment and sanctions. In an exclusive interview ahead of that event, Mr.