Once again, Roger Waters He returned to the center stage with his statements against Israel's policies, a position that he always took critically. He recently took aim at the U2 frontman, Gooddescribing it in very drastic terms after the latter paid homage to the victims of the October 7 attack on the Supernova festival in Israel during one of their residency concerts at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
During the U2 show, Bono emphasized the need for peace and non-violence, but angered Waters with his comments and lyric changes, particularly on Pride (In the Name of Love): “Given what happened in Israel and “Gaza, a song about “Non-violence” seems a little ridiculous, even ridiculous, but our prayers have always been for peace and non-violence,” Bono told the crowd. “But our hearts and our anger, you know where they point. So sing with us… and these sweet children at this music festival.” He continued: “In the early morning of October 7th, the sun rises in the desert sky… Stars of David, they took your life, but they couldn't take your pride.” , instead of the original text.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Waters accused Bono for not having adequately documented what has happened in Israel in recent years: “My mother told me that when faced with difficult problems, the first thing you should do is read, read, read, read,” she said waters. “Then the next part is easy: do the right thing.” Waters then called Bono's comments “disgusting.” He also revealed his deep dislike of Israeli politics and accused Israel of misusing the term “anti-Semitism” to intimidate people like him. However, Waters himself has been criticized and allegations of anti-Semitism have been made against him, for example in the documentary “The Dark Side of Roger Waters”.
Amid these controversies waters He continues to remain firm in his beliefs, as evidenced by his recent release on YouTube of a new song entitled “Under the rubble”, dedicated to the people of Gaza under the bombings in Gaza due to the conflict in the Middle East. Meanwhile, U2 continued to make political statements during their shows, such as paying homage to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.