The
following was the response of Roger Waters to Bon Jovi who was
performing in Israel.
Roger
Waters’s incantation of Israeli victims
You
stand shoulder to shoulder
With
the settler who burned the baby
With
the bulldozer driver who crushed Rachel Corrie
With
the soldier who shot the soccer player’s feet to bits
With
the sailor who shelled the boys on the beach
With
the sniper who killed the kid in the green shirt
And
the one who emptied his clip into the 13-year-old girl
And
the Minister of Justice who called for genocide
You
had a chance to stand
On
the side of justice
With
the pilot who refused to bomb refugee camps
With
the teenager who chose eight prison terms over army service
With
the prisoner who fasted for 266 days until freedom
With
the doctor banned from entry for saving lives
With
the farmer who was cut down marching to the wall
With
the legless child growing up in the rubble
And
the 550 others who won’t grow up at all
Because
of the missiles and tank shells and bullets we sent
The
dead can’t remind you of the crimes you’ve ignored. But, lest we
forget, “To stand by silent and indifferent is the greatest crime
of all.”
Roger
Waters
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