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Letter to the rock group Bon Jovi.
Dear Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, and Tico Torres. Often in the past I have written detailed, and sometimes even persuasive letters to colleagues in the music business, encouraging them not to give succor to the Israeli governments apartheid policies by performing in Israel. Having read Jon’s comments last week in Yedioth Ahronoth, I won’t waste my time.
So the die is cast, you are determined to proceed with your gig in Tel Aviv on October 3rd. You are making your stand.
You stand shoulder to shoulder With the settler who burned the baby With the bulldozer driver who crushed Rachel Corrie With the soldier who shot the soccer player’s feet to bits With the sailor who shelled the boys on the beach With the sniper who killed the kid in the green shirt And the one who emptied his clip into the 13-year-old girl And the Minister of Justice who called for genocide
You had a chance to stand On the side of justice
With the pilot who refused to bomb refugee camps With the teenager who chose 8 prison terms over army service With the prisoner who fasted for 266 days until freedom With the doctor banned from entry for saving lives With the farmer who was cut down marching to the wall With the legless child growing up in the rubble And the 550 others who won’t grow up at all Because of the missiles and tank shells and bullets we sent
The dead can’t remind you of the crimes you’ve ignored. But, lest we forget, “To stand by silent and indifferent is the greatest crime of all”.
Roger Waters
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4666914,00.html 06.10.15
It's official: Bon Jovi to play Israel on October 3
Bon Jovi is being brought to Israel by Guy Besser and Shay Mor Yosef of BlueStone Productions, in cooperation with Marcel Avram. "The cost of the production is estimated at more than NIS 15 million," said Guy Besser …. "We have been working on this project for half a year now," said producer Shay Mor Yosef. It's important to us to show people around the world that Israel is not what they see on CNN. This is a historical event and we hope the Israeli audience embraces it."
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