"More than 50 organizations and artists from eight countries have written to legendary political singer and poet Gil Scott-Heron to thank him for his decision to drop Israel from his current tour. The letter, facilitated by Adalah-NY, highlighted the parallels between the South African Apartheid that Scott-Heron crusaded against decades ago and the Israeli system that currently subjugates Palestinians."
But there's more to do:
In the wake of the cancellation, Facebook groups have sprung up calling on Elvis Costello, Joan Armatrading, and Bob Dylan to cancel their planned concerts in Israel. On May 5, PACBI issued its own call to Armatrading.
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I wouldn't waste any effort on Mr. Dylan. He bankrolled Meir Kahane once upon a time.
ReplyDeleteOzzy Osbourne and the zionists deserve each other.
<span>He bankrolled Meir Kahane once upon a time.</span>
ReplyDeleteAny more info on that, Jemmy?
I found this in Wiki:
ReplyDeleteIn a 1971 interview, Bob Dylan made positive comments about Kahane. In Time Magazine, Dylan stated, "He's a really sincere guy. He's really put it all together."<sup></sup><span>[</span>23<span>]</span> According to Kahane, Dylan did attend several meetings of the Jewish Defense League in order to find out "what we're all about"<sup></sup><span>[</span>24<span>]</span> and started to have talks with the rabbi.<sup></sup><span>[</span>25<span>]</span>
Maybe my memory is playing me false. It tells me I saw a photograph of these two together, and the accompanying newspaper article stated that Dylan was being a very generous supporter of Kahane. There appears to be nothing of this on the net, just the statements you found, TG.
ReplyDeleteDylan changed his his persona every few years up unitl he became a pensioner-from folk singer to pop singer to country singer to Jew for Jesus...it is no surprise that militant Zionist worked its way in somewhere along the line. All of it is a performance and you shouldn't take any of it too seriously. Dylan wrote a few dozen great songs and a few hundred mediocre ones and that's what he should be judged on. When you have that type of fame, all kinds of people crawl out from the woodwork and try to to get you involved in some cause...or even get a photo of you at an event or some kind of supportive quote.
ReplyDeleteAnd about the JDL, up until the 80's, it was often viewed as a 60s style self defense organization like the Black Panthers. I remember reading a memoir by a former member who said he joined because he felt left out in all the militant identity movements that were out in the 60s. Then he came to realize that for all its "Proud to be a Jew" rhetoric, it was really an assimilationist organization-they were shedding their Jewish identies to imitate "goyem"(the same can be said for the whole Zionist movement). For all the people who joined Kahane and stayed a loyal member, there are a lot more who looked into it and came to the same realization. Was Dylan merely looking into it or was he a dedicated member for a few years? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind.
My allegation appears (after a websearch) to have no basis. Fortunately it has not been accepted without question.
ReplyDeleteI still don't like Mr. Dylan, though, as Joe points out he did write some good songs. He, and we, should be grateful that more talented entertainers interpreted them creditably.
Guest was Jemmy Hope. I'll have to figure out how to recover my identity.
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