A court in Chile has ruled that Roger Waters’ upcoming concerts in the country can go ahead, despite attempts to block them over accusations of antisemitism.
The former Pink Floyd bassist, who has repeatedly insisted he is not an antisemite, is set to play at the Estadio Monumental in Santiago on November 25 and 26, as part of his This Is Not A Drill Tour.
Waters was due to stay in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires ahead of shows scheduled for November as part of his 'This is Not a Drill' tour, but the reservations fell through, with hotels citing a lack of availability, the Argentine newspaper Pagina 12 reported.
Hotels in Montevideo, in neighboring Uruguay, also refused to host him but did not provide a reason, a story on Wednesday quoted Waters as saying.
'I had a dinner date on the 16th with José Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, who is a friend of mine. And I can´t go ... because the Israeli lobby and whatever they call themselves have canceled me,' Waters told Pagina 12.
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has said Hamas were 'morally bound to resist occupation' on October 7 and accused Israel of 'making up stories' about the terror attack.
The musician, 80, stoked controversy over the summer by wearing a 'Nazi-style' coat to his concerts, leading to him being investigated by German police following a gig in Berlin.
Speaking on the Rumble podcast System Update with Glenn Greenwald - the aged rocker said there was 'something very fishy' about Israel not realising Hamas were invading, The Dailymail reports.
PINK FLOYD FOUNDER ROGER WATERS EXPOSES OCT 7 PROPAGANDA:
“We don’t yet know what happened”
“Maybe there were some individual cases of civilians getting killed”
“Israel is making up stories” pic.twitter.com/3s1zBVUrgG
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) November 7, 2023
Waters - who said he was 'an opponent of the whole Zionist exercise' went on to question the atrocities committed by Hamas - saying the terrorist organisation were 'absolutely legally and morally bound to resist'.
Waters said: 'We don't know what they did do, but was it justified for them to resisit the occupation? Yeah!
'But again it's the Geneva convention - they are absolutely legally and morally bound to resist the occupation since 1967. It's an obligation.'
He continued: 'As I said in a statement after it, if war crimes were committed I condemn them.
'They have finally come out with figures of how many people were actually killed, who they were, on that day.
'Probably the first 400 were Israeli military personnel - that is not a war crime.
'Of course I don't condemn that but the thing was thrown out of all proportion by the Israelis making up stories about beheading babies.'
David Gilmour has shared a documentary detailing alleged antisemitism from his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters, adding another chapter to the decades-long feud between the musicians.
He wrote: “All my life, I have used the platform my career has given me to support causes I believe in. I passionately believe in Universal Human Rights.”
“I have always worked to make the world a better, more just and more equitable place for all my brothers and sisters, all over the world, irrespective of their ethnicity, religion or nationality, from indigenous peoples threatened by the US oil industry to Iranian women protesting for their rights.”
“Truth is, I’m frequently mouthy and prone to irreverence, I can’t recall what I said 13 or more years ago. I’ve worked closely for many years with many Jewish people, musicians and others,” he added. “If I have upset the two individuals who appear in the film I’m sorry for that.”
