Waters recently sayd boycott of Israel “isn’t about music – it’s about human rights.”
Lorde after the decision to cancel the concert in Israel has spoke: I've received an overwhelming number of messages & letters and have had a lot of discussions with people holding many views, and I think the right decision at this time is to cancel the show," Lorde wrote of her decision."
"I pride myself on being an informed young citizen, and I had done a lot of reading and sought a lot of opinions before deciding to book a show in Tel Aviv, but I'm not too proud to admit I didn't make the right call on this one."
Hats off to @lorde pic.twitter.com/B6CmLiWNln
— Roger Waters ✊ (@rogerwaters) December 27, 2017
Israel's ambassador to New Zealand has requested an in-person meeting with Lorde after the singer canceled her June 2018 concert in Tel Aviv due to the ongoing cultural boycott."It is regrettable that you have canceled your concert in Tel Aviv and have disappointed all your fans in Israel," Dr. Itzkah Gerberg wrote to the New Zealand native in a Facebook open letter. "
Recently five television and radio affiliates of Germany’s national ARD network have dropped plans to broadcast concerts by Waters in Berlin and Cologne scheduled next summer. RBB, a regional ARD affiliate in Berlin and Brandenburg, said by dropping Waters it wanted to send a message to other artists who refuse to perform in Israel.
“Taking a clear position here is an important signal for RBB to the Jewish communities in Berlin and Brandenburg,” RBB director Patricia Schlesinger said in a statement
Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, supported the move, calling the “quick and decisive reaction” by the public broadcasters “an important signal that rampant antisemitism against Israel has no place in Germany.”