Roger Waters is reportedly under criminal investigation by German police for “suspected incitement” following concerts in Berlin on May 17 and 18.
as stereo pointed out that Waters came under fire for wearing a uniform of leather jacket, gloves, armbands and rifles that looked like that of a Nazi SS soldier. His stage design also included an inflatable pig covered in Third Reich-style imagery and a Star of David, a prop Waters has used since 2010. Per jerusalem post, Waters announced an on-screen message at the start of the show: “I condemn anti-Semitism unreservedly.”
“Clothes were worn in a context deemed to endorse, glorify or demonstrate that the violence and tyranny of the Nazi regime was carried out in a manner that violated the dignity of the victims and thereby disturbed the public peace,” said Chief Inspector of Police Martin Halweg. ) Tell jewish news. “Following the investigation, the case will be forwarded to the Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office for legal evaluation.”
Waters’ uniform is a reference to Bob Geldof’s character Pink wall, 1982 film adaptation of Pink Floyd’s self-titled album; the emblem on the armband is a pair of crossed hammers, sort of like a swastika. Additionally, a screen behind Waters showed the names of people he believed to have been murdered by the government, including George Floyd; Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman believed to have been arrested by Iran’s “morality police” for not wearing a hijab; Beaten to death; German anti-Nazi activist Sophie Scholl was guillotined in 1943 after being convicted of treason for distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich.
The screen continued to flash the name of Anne Frank, then Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who is believed to have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a shootout with Palestinian militants last May . The contrast drew the ire of Israel’s foreign ministry, who tweeted: “Good morning everyone except Roger Waters, who spent a night in Berlin (yes Berlin), Desecrated the memory of Anne Frank and the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust.”
Rogers has been outspoken about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent years, describing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing” and comparing Israel to Nazi Germany.Frankfurt, Germany, canceled his show in the city on May 28, calling him “one of the most famous anti-Semites in the world” despite the fact that the show was plan now to continue After Waters took legal action.
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Good morning everyone, except Roger Waters, who spent an evening in Berlin (yes Berlin) desecrating the memory of Anne Frank and the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust. pic.twitter.com/4tcrV6f8mt
– Israel Israel 🇮🇱 (@Israel) May 24, 2023