{"id":2043390,"date":"2023-09-24T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pink-floyds-roger-waters-banned-from-speaking-at-college-due-to-accusations-of-anti-semitism\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T19:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:03:59","slug":"pink-floyds-roger-waters-banned-from-speaking-at-college-due-to-accusations-of-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pink-floyds-roger-waters-banned-from-speaking-at-college-due-to-accusations-of-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Waters barred from college speech over anti-Semitism claims."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpink-floyds-roger-waters-banned-from-speaking-at-college-due-to-accusations-of-anti-semitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2043390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by ANNA KURTH\/AFP via \u2064Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>3:51 PM \u2013 Sunday, September 24, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Roger Waters, a co-founder of the British rock band Pink Floyd, \u2064was recently barred \u200dfrom speaking at the University of Pennsylvania due to accusations of anti-Semitism stemming from his controversial \u2064attire and symbols displayed during a previous show in Berlin.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 80-year-old singer-songwriter was scheduled to participate in a panel discussion on Saturday as part of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. However,\u200b he said in an \u200dInstagram video that he had been informed that \u2062he would instead appear\u2063 via a Zoom call after arriving in the Keystone \u2063State.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI was supposed to be taking part in\u200c a panel in a couple hours \u200ctime this afternoon, but \u2063I\u2019ve been told I\u2019m not allowed into the Irving Arena \u200cbecause\u200b they made arrangements for me to attend the panel via Zoom,\u201d Waters\u200c said. \u201cAnd the fact that\u200c I came here all the way to be present, because I care deeply about the issues that are being discussed, apparently cuts no ice with campus police or whoever it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to a Friday\u200b article posted by student journalists\u2064 at the\u2063 school, a number of Jewish students and community members wrote\u200b to the U-Penn \u2063school administration to express their \u200cdisapproval of the speakers\u2019 alleged anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Eyal Yakoby said in a letter that Yom Kippur,\u200c one of \u2063the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, is approaching and that the speakers\u2019 presence on campus fosters a \u201chostile\u201d\u200c atmosphere for Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064story also stated that pro-Israel activists arrived on campus,\u2064 parked Jumbotron \u200btrucks,\u2064 and posted footage of some of the\u200c speakers\u2019 prior\u200b anti-Semitic sentiments on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>However, the musician said that he was \u201cstruck\u201d by the article\u2019s accusations \u200bthat he is anti-Semitic and that the \u200bstudent-run daily was using the dispute as a \u201cdiversionary tactic\u201d even though the piece did not specifically mention Waters by name.<\/p>\n<p>Waters maintained that the newspaper attempted to \u201cplay down\u201d a Palestinian literature festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIf they can get you thinking and talking about anti-Semitism, then\u200b you\u2064 won\u2019t be thinking about the fact that Palestinians have\u200c no human rights\u2062 in the occupied territories,\u201d Waters said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what we\u2064 should be talking about in the \u200bDaily Pennsylvanian,\u2063 not \u2064whether Roger\u200d Waters is an\u2064 anti-Semite or not,\u201d he continued, \u2062speaking in\u200d third person. \u201cAnd by \u2062the way, he\u2019s not. I know he\u2019s not. Shall I tell you how I know? I \u200dam Roger Waters and this is my heart, and\u200d it \u200ddoesn\u2019t have even the \u200cslightest flicker of anti-Semitism in it, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The musician has faced criticism after appearing on stage in Berlin on May 17<sup>th<\/sup> while sporting a red armband, \u200ba long black coat, black gloves, and black eyeglasses. The attire had a similar appearance to that of an SS officer.<\/p>\n<p>However, the X platform added a fact-check excerpt,\u2064 stating that the outfit was meant to imitate a character \u2063from the movie <em>Pink Floyd:\u2063 The Wall.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRoger Waters is in-character as Pink Floyd, a rock star that overdoses and descends into madness, hallucinating\u200b he is a dictator \u200cat a fascist \u200crally, and the audience are his supporters. It is \u2063a role famously played by Bob Geldof in the movie \u2018Pink Floyd: The Wall\u2019\u2063 (1982).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great news! Berlin\u200d police have launched a criminal investigation into Roger Waters following his concert in which he dressed like \u200ba Nazi SS officer holding a \u2064gun and denigrated the murder of Anne Frank.<\/p>\n<p>Shockingly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMCTheatres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AMCTheatres<\/a> is promoting Waters currently. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AlIHMmbR2\">pic.twitter.com\/6AlIHMmbR2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism\u2064 (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1661839132140642313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a \u200dfollowing statement, the U.S. State Department said that Waters has \u201ca long track record of using antisemitic tropes\u201d and that his show in Berlin \u201ccontained imagery that is deeply\u2064 offensive to Jewish people\u200b and minimized the Holocaust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Waters defended it, saying it was a\u2062 clear statement \u201cin \u2062opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry\u200b in all its forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy recent performance in Berlin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pink-floyds-roger-waters-banned-from-speaking-at-college-due-to-accusations-of-anti-semitism\/\" title=\"Roger Waters barred from college speech over anti-Semitism claims.\">attracted bad faith attacks<\/a>\u2063 from those who want to smear and silence me because they\u200d disagree with my political views \u200cand moral principles,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAttempts to\u2063 portray those elements as something else are disingenuous and politically motivated.\u200b The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows \u2062since Pink\u200b Floyd\u2019s \u2018The\u2064 Wall\u2019 in 1980.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen I was a child after the war, the name\u2064 of Anne Frank was often spoken\u200d in our \u2062house, she \u200bbecame a permanent reminder of what happens when fascism\u2063 is left unchecked,\u201d\u2062 he \u2063continued. \u201cMy parents fought the Nazis in World War II, with \u200cmy father \u200bpaying the ultimate price.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stopantisemitism.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.stopantisemitism.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stop Antisemitism<\/a> has now praised the university\u2019s decision to ban Waters\u200b from speaking while also criticizing it for allowing him to do so in the first place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBigots like Waters should never be given a stage to spew their venom, whether in person or virtually,\u201d the organization tweeted.\u00a0\u201cThis hate fest will be President Liz Magill\u2019s legacy, and forever \u200ba stain \u200bon Penn.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to Palestinian-American\u200b author Susan Abulhawa, Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, and Palestinian author and illustrator Aya Ghanameh, who have all faced criticism\u2064 for past comments, Waters was one of many people scheduled\u2064 to speak at the Palestinian literature festival who \u200cwere\u2064 accused\u2064 of being anti-Semites.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Ganameh has tweeted \u201cDeath to Israel\u201d several times. <\/p>\n<p>Abdel-Fattah previously\u2064 referred to Israel as a \u201cdemonic, sick project\u201d\u2063 and expressed her eagerness for the day when its \u201cdemise will be remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abulhawa also demanded the destruction of Israel, referring to it as \u201ca colonial nation\u200c of degenerates\u201d on her now-suspended account on X, \u2064previously Twitter.\u200b Just a few days after seven Jews \u200cwere massacred in a \u2062shooting outside a synagogue, she declared Israel to be \u201cone big, militarized tumor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, speakers at the\u2064 Palestine Writes festival completely denied being anti-Semites.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNo one at our festival is an anti-Semite\u2026 We know the difference between Judaism and Zionism, Jews and Zionists. These are not synonymous terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs a university, we also fiercely\u2063 support the free exchange \u200bof ideas as central \u200dto our educational\u200d mission,\u201d they said. \u201cThis includes the expression of views that are controversial and even those that\u200c are incompatible with our institutional values.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2064 Daily Pennsylvanian \u2062later\u200c reported that university president Elizabeth Magill\u2062 and other administrators had\u200c met with academic leaders and Penn Hillel student representatives to discuss the\u2064 matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2063 am personally \u2062committed more than ever to addressing antisemitism in all forms,\u201d she wrote in\u200d a letter. \u201cThe University of Pennsylvania has a long and proud history \u200dof being a place for people of all backgrounds and faiths, and acts of \u2064antisemitism have no place\u200b at Penn.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>This week has been filled with \u200bmajor headlines in the U.S. and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more in our Week In Review.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New Jersey Sen. Menendez is indicted for bribery while Joe Biden says he\u2019s been to every mass shooting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Illegal immigration \u200cunder President Biden\u2019s watch has only been growing since \u200btaking office and its surging rapidly heading into 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Reports show that the surge of migrants in Texas is coming with \u200bpossible deadly health consequences. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 The United States argued on\u200d Tuesday \u2063that Alphabet Inc\u2019s\u200b Google broke the\u2064 law in its efforts to dominate online\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden,\u2062 the \u2063Swiss engineering \u200dand\u2026 \u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters)\u2064 \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on \u2063Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy \u200dinvestigation into Chinese \u200delectric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u2063Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 Apple\u2064 said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What was Roger \u2062Waters&#8217; response to \u200bthe accusations of anti-Semitism \u200cand how did he explain his controversial attire during a show in Berlin<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Article Title: Roger\u2063 Waters Barred from Speaking\u2063 at University of Pennsylvania Due to \u2063Anti-Semitism Controversy<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>Roger\u2062 Waters, the co-founder of the acclaimed British rock band Pink\u2063 Floyd, was recently prevented from speaking at the University of Pennsylvania due to allegations\u2062 of anti-Semitism. The accusations stemmed from his controversial attire \u2063and symbols displayed during\u2063 a previous show\u200b in\u200c Berlin.\u2064 This article seeks to explore the \u2062events leading to Waters&#8217; exclusion\u200c and examine the claims of anti-Semitism surrounding his actions.<\/p>\n<p>Body:<\/p>\n<p>The 80-year-old singer-songwriter was\u2062 scheduled to participate in a panel discussion as part of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. However, after arriving in Pennsylvania, Waters revealed in an Instagram \u200cvideo that he had \u2062been informed he would instead appear via a Zoom\u2063 call. Waters expressed disappointment in \u200bthe decision, emphasizing his \u2063deep concern for the issues being discussed \u200cand his\u200d desire to be present physically at the event.<\/p>\n<p>According to student journalists\u200b at the University of Pennsylvania, several\u200d Jewish students and community members expressed their disapproval of Waters&#8217; alleged anti-Semitism by writing to\u200d the school\u200b administration.\u2063 Senior Eyal Yakoby, in a letter, highlighted the approaching holy day of Yom \u200cKippur and stated that the presence\u2064 of such a speaker on campus creates a hostile atmosphere\u200c for Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, \u200dpro-Israel \u200bactivists arrived on campus, parked Jumbotron trucks, and posted footage of Waters&#8217; prior anti-Semitic sentiments on TikTok, as reported in the\u200c student journalists&#8217; article. However, Waters rejected the accusations\u200c of anti-Semitism leveled against him and criticized the newspaper&#8217;s handling of the situation, stating \u2064that the dispute \u2064was being used \u2062as a diversionary tactic. Waters underscored \u200dhis support for the Palestinian literature festival and urged the focus to be on discussing the lack \u200bof human rights in the occupied territories.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the controversial attire worn by Waters during his show in\u2062 Berlin, \u2062it is important to note that the outfit was not\u2064 intended to promote anti-Semitism. The \u2064X platform included \u200da fact-check excerpt clarifying that the attire was meant to imitate a character\u200c from the movie &#8220;Pink Floyd: The Wall.&#8221; Waters was portraying the role of Pink Floyd, a rock star who descends into\u200c madness and hallucinates being a dictator at a fascist rally.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The exclusion of Roger Waters from speaking at the University of Pennsylvania due to allegations of anti-Semitism has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-controversial-cardi-b-moments\/\" title=\"Three Controversial \u2018Cardi B\u2019 Moments\">stirred significant controversy<\/a>. While some Jewish students and community members\u2063 expressed their concerns, Waters vehemently denied the accusations and\u200c criticized the diversionary tactics employed by the student newspaper. It \u2063is \u2062essential to ensure a balanced understanding of the situation by considering all perspectives, including Waters&#8217; clarification on the intentions behind his attire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, was barred from speaking at the University of Pennsylvania. Accused of anti-Semitism, his &#8220;Nazi-inspired outfit&#8221; and display of controversial symbols during a prior show led to the prohibition. 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