BERLIN - A Jewish
group in the German city of Duesseldorf is urging a boycott of an upcoming
concert by former Pink Floyd band member Roger Waters for using an inflatable
pig featuring a Star of David during his show.
The director of the Jewish Community in Duesseldorf, Michael
Szentei-Heise, said in a statement Thursday that Waters was an
"intellectual arsonist" whose stage act used "anti-Semitic and
National Socialist" imagery.
Waters, who could not immediately be reached for comment, is
to perform his show "The Wall" in Duesseldorf on Sept. 6.
The English musician has previously rebuffed critics of the
show, which has been performed about 200 times in the last three years, by
saying it isn't intended to be anti-Semitic.
The inflatable pig also features other religious, political
and corporate symbols.
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