It seems that Roger Waters' staging was not to everyone's taste. It must be said that the former Pink Floyd's show, during the This is not a drill tour on May 17 in Berlin, was initially to be canceled by the municipal authorities because of the musician's opinions on Israel.

It is against this background of tension that appeared Roger Waters, in uniform with red armband evoking for some the accoutrement of the Nazis during the Second World War. The moment in the show when he pretends to shoot, with a dummy rifle, the names of Anne Frank, the famous Jewish girl in the newspaper who died at the age of 15 in a concentration camp, and Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian journalist tragically killed by the Israeli army, thrown wide above him, did not help to calm the ardor.

Anti-Semitic and profane

The facility was deemed by many to be anti-Semitic and profane. Even the official Twitter account of the State of Israel condemned the staging. "Good morning everyone, except Roger Waters who spent the evening in Berlin (yes, Berlin) desecrating the memory of Anne Frank and the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust," it reads.

Not all agreed, however, and some likened the performance to an "anti-fascist" statement. This is not the first time that Roger Waters has found himself in such a spotlight because of his positions. He has repeatedly denied any accusations of anti-Semitism and explained that his contempt goes to the Israeli government, not Judaism. He also accused Israel of "abusing the term anti-Semitism to intimidate people like me into silence."

Petitions have been launched and it is not known if the continuation of the This Is Not A Drill tour will be maintained. Eric Clapton, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd, for example, signed on so that the concerts could take place as planned. This Is Not A Drill is scheduled to end on November 29 in Peru.

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