Wells Fargo didn't get back to me, but the answer is going to be no. The ZOA also asked the Wells Fargo Center to run a disclaimer about the concert. A few years back he attacked Bon Jovi for playing Tel Aviv, and before that worked to boycott a performance of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall.īecause of his record, the local chapter of the Zionist Organization of America asked local radio stations WMMR and WXPN to cease promoting it.
Just a few weeks ago, Waters picked a fight with Radiohead over the band's planned concert in Tel Aviv. What I am not going to do here is what he does - try to shut down concerts. In the past, his act has contained anti-Israel and arguably anti-Jewish elements - and he's even more vociferous offstage. The question arises because the British rocker - "progressive" in his musical and political views - will bring his national Us + Them Tour to the Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday.
It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).Philly-bound Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters is undeniably, proudly, anti-Israel. Some listeners listened to a song with lyrics that sound controversial and took them. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. join the Center on Facebook, or follow for news updates sent direct to your Twitter feed. Withdraw your support and sponsorship of Roger Waters in order not be associated with financiers of hate and potential violence."įor more information, please contact the Center's Communications Department, 31. They concluded: "We urge you to demonstrate your disgust for the abuse of music to spread bigotry across Latin America. Shimon Samuels and Ariel Gelblung, Director for International Relations and Latin American Representative respectively, wrote that due to Waters' use of his shows to sow a message of hatred and discrimination and to promote a programme - rendered illegitimate in numerous international jurisdictions - Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) that emulates the behavior of the Nazis in their campaign "Do not buy from the Jews". In a letter addressed to Entel, Cencosud, Grupo Aval, Bac Credomatic y Citibanamex, Drs. At the minimum Citibank should suspend all future sponsorship of this bigot.”Įarlier this month, the Simon Wiesenthal Center contacted sponsors of the Latin America tour to follow American Express, in withdrawing sponsorship. “We expect Citibank to be responsive to our community’s justified concerns and fears. Against this backdrop it is inconceivable that a global corporate giant would be a financial enabler of a musician whose concerts’ trademark is a giant floating pig with a star of David and who daily demeans the largest Jewish community in the world-the Jewish state of Israel,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Wiesenthal Center Associate Dean and Director, Global Social Action Agenda. “In 2018 Jews in the Americas and Europe have to deal with surging and even deadly anti-Semitism. Having received no response from Citibanamex the Center is demanding action from the global corporate headquarters: The Wiesenthal Center had contacted Citibanamex urging that they cancel their financial support for Waters, an notorious anti-Semite. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is demanding that Citibank pull its sponsorship of anti-Semite Rogers Waters’ concert tour in Mexico. Citibank Banamex should have followed American Express’ cancellation of support for Latin American Tour
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