{"id":8770,"date":"2013-08-08T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8770"},"modified":"2013-08-08T08:00:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T08:00:22","slug":"roger-waters-another-pig-in-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=8770","title":{"rendered":"Roger Waters: Another pig in the wall?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rolene<\/a>
Rolene Marks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

by Rolena Marks<\/p>\n

Someone please get Roger Waters a new hobby. May I suggest knitting or macram\u00e9? Something that keeps him busy and takes his attention away from offending Jews.<\/p>\n

At a recent concert, Waters released an inflatable pig with a Magen David (Star of David)<\/a> painted on it. A \u201cpig-drone\u201d of sorts. The song was \u201cRun like Hell\u201d. Now far be it for me to drone on (pun very much intended) but displaying a sacred religious symbol next to fascist symbols like the hammer and sickle that represent communism smacks of something far more nasty.<\/p>\n

Now we know Roger is the poster child for BDS and has a penchant for walls and kangaroos (excuse my very lateral reference to the Russel Tribunal!) and would balk at any allegations that would insinuate that he is anti-Semitic. Isn\u2019t he just an artist exploring his creativity?<\/p>\n

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Flying pig… the inflatable pig used by Roger Waters at his concerts with the Star of David showing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No Rog, you aren\u2019t. Your politics are well known. While you have the right to spout your anti-Israel, BDS drivel, however misguided it may be, you have crossed the line. This time you are not making loaded statements about Israeli policy, this time you are taking a holy symbol and aligning it with the most hated forms of political governance.\u00a0 Straight out of the Goebbels propaganda handbook.<\/p>\n

The preferred tactics of the anti-Israel brigade is to disguise their intentions under the cover of concern for the Palestinians of other minority groups in Israel. It is a thinly veiled disguise. I think we should ask Waters where is the pig with the Ahmadinejad head? Where are the effigies spray painted with the likes of the most heinous human rights abusers? If you are at a loss, we have a whole neighborhood full of them in the Middle East. Some throw opponents off the top of buildings, some throw acid on young girls in attempted honor killings, hell some even call for the destruction of a whole country!<\/p>\n

With rising levels of anti-Semitism around the world, this kind of action is not only offensive, it is irresponsible and alarming. It is just not kosher for a variety of reasons. This does not make you a creative and lyrical genius, all it show is that you have completely lost the plot.<\/p>\n

Roger may I suggest you run like hell. Run yourself along to a much needed reality check.<\/p>\n

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Rolene Marks<\/strong>\u00a0is a passionate advocate for Israel and has appeared on radio, television and has been published in numerous global publications. Rolene is a member of the Media Team Israel, an advocacy body that fights media bias.\u00a0Currently residing in Modiin, Israel, Rolene volunteers for\u00a0WIZO\u00a0and previously represented the organisation on the World Zionist Congress. Rolene can be heard frequently on Chai FM, a Johannesburg-based radio station giving political commentary.\u00a0In 2007 Rolene participated in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Young Jewish Diplomats Leadership course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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