Roger Waters, British rock legend and co-founder of the group
Pink Floyd, visiting and spray-painting Israels wall surrounding
the West Bank town of Bethlehem the day before his concert in
Tel Aviv.. (MaanImages/Magnus Johansson) Reaffirming his
commitment to fighting injustice, the world renowned rock star
Roger Waters explicitly challenged Israel to “tear down this
wall” and end its occupation to achieve real peace. A day before
his concert date, Waters paid a solidarity visit to the occupied
Palestinian territory; he publicly endorsed the Palestinian and
international demand for tearing down Israel’s Wall, declared
illegal by the International Court of Justice in July 2004; and
he met with representatives of the Palestinian arts community,
expressing support for their non-violent resistance to Israeli
oppression. Heeding a call by PACBI, Palestinian artists,
cultural organizations and community leaders appealed to Roger
Waters in March to cancel his planned gig in Tel Aviv “at a time
when Israel continues