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| + | '''Roger Waters''' is a UK musician and activist, who is co-founder of the band [[Pink Floyd]]. | ||
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| + | ==ADL blackmail to cancel contract== | ||
| + | The Berlin-based conglomerate [[Bertelsmann |Bertelsmann Music Group]] (BMG) terminated its business relationship with [[Roger Waters]] in 2023. Waters claimed the decision was spurred by a concerted [[Israel lobby]]-directed campaign to financially retaliate against his outspoken support for [[Palestine]]. In a letter from the [[Anti-Defamation League]] CEO [[Jonathan Greenblatt]] to BMG executives, he wrote "Given the fact that your parent company, Bertelsmann Group, has made laudable and necessary efforts to repair its [[Nazi]] past...it would be deeply unfortunate to have those efforts continue to be tarnished by such hurtful and injurious conduct."<ref name=ADL>https://thegrayzone.com/2024/02/19/adl-bmg-to-drop-roger-waters-nazi-past/</ref> | ||
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| + | The ADL's push resulted not only in the termination of the company’s deal to release the new 50th anniversary recording of "The Dark Side of the Moon," but also the departure of BMG's CEO as well.<ref name=ADL/> | ||
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Roger Waters is a UK musician and activist, who is co-founder of the band Pink Floyd.
ADL blackmail to cancel contract
The Berlin-based conglomerate Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) terminated its business relationship with Roger Waters in 2023. Waters claimed the decision was spurred by a concerted Israel lobby-directed campaign to financially retaliate against his outspoken support for Palestine. In a letter from the Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt to BMG executives, he wrote "Given the fact that your parent company, Bertelsmann Group, has made laudable and necessary efforts to repair its Nazi past...it would be deeply unfortunate to have those efforts continue to be tarnished by such hurtful and injurious conduct."[1]
The ADL's push resulted not only in the termination of the company’s deal to release the new 50th anniversary recording of "The Dark Side of the Moon," but also the departure of BMG's CEO as well.[1]
