At a concert in Glasgow last week, Radiohead lead singer Thom York was seen to look in the direction of a few people waving Palestinian flags and give them the middle finger. That, it would appear, is what he thinks of the Palestinian people and the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement which aspires to isolate Zionist Israel for its apartheid policy towards the Palestinian population.
Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Elton John, The Rolling Stones. The list of massive names who have taken the Israeli Shekel and played in Israel is long and despressing. But for Radiohead to add their names to "The List of Shame" is puzzling. Radiohead has long championed Human Rights causes, notably supporting Tibet in its struggle to liberate itself from Chinese hegemony. But Tibet's kinda trendy, huh Thom? Whereas who cares about Palestine? Palestine isn't cool, right Thom?
Tell you what, Thom York and anyone else who treads on the aspirations of a whole people to free themselves of the yolk imposed on them by Israel: fuck you. You're on the wrong side of history, and people won't forget.
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