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davidt
on Monday April 14 2008, @12:30AM
KarelMoz writes:
It has just been confirmed that Morrissey will appear (for the first time) in Israel on July 29th as part of his European greatest hits tour. As 'we' were waiting for the man for over 20 years, it will definitely be sold out!!
---Link to news item at ynet.co.il (Hebrew) with a video announcement by Morrissey posted in the forums by TuQui (original post).
--- Update: 04/14 13:23 GMT: CaliforniaMozGirl posted in the forum thread that the video now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66WTRhNcnNo --- Update: 04/15 06:57 GMT: An anonymous person posted in the comments another video at this link.
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Lucky israel! (Score:0)
Best Wishes! (Score:1)
I wish you all the success.. Just love them.. Just truly love them.
wow pretty cool!
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What the Hell is that?! (Score:0)
And what is going on with people? How did Morrissey let this slip by without ANYONE knowing it until he wanted them to? Either people are slagging or he's getting better at hiding things.
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Odd choice. (Score:1)
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I am so pleased to hear this! (Score:1)
I am not mad anymore. Time to bury the hatchet
Just please, stay away from Iran.
PS--That promo video is adorable!!!
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Question for techies... (Score:0)
awww! (Score:1)
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craig furguson (Score:0)
Can anyone translate Hebrew? (Score:0)
Is it his name? Or "hello"? Or "god bless" or what??
Tickets? (Score:0)
European tour? (Score:0)
what would the Jew hater from Liverpool make...... (Score:0)
Boycott Israel (Score:1)
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The shirt he's wearing- (Score:1)
Thanks---
Ken.
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Iran.. (Score:0)
God bless Israel (Score:0)
Jew haters can go fuck themselves with something hard.
God bless you Mozzer.
I can't believe... (Score:0)
Love ya, Moz. Mazel Tov, Man.
Fascinating video (Score:1)
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Again, for the techies... (Score:0)
Here's the site: http://bidur.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=5491
And a direct link to the video: http://SWITCH206-01.castup.net/cunet/gm.asp?ClipM
xoxo
Mozzad!!!! (Score:0)
Only hope the Palestinians (Score:0)
Fuck off israel.
Money grabbing bastard (Score:0)
Palestine, never mind eh, maybe one day israel will batter seals to death
lol!
God.. (Score:0)
Thought he was far too realistic and to a degree, cynical, to believe in such a thing.
He's no Wogan or Woss (Score:1)
It's a very charming clip though...
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Appauling (Score:1)
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Dangerous land (Score:1)
Take care Mozz!
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Mozza is squeezing my skull (Score:0)
Trouble is - where can I go with all the money I will save? I like Austria and Ireland.
SAM
this is peculiar (Score:0)
Before the kneejerk reactions start, my comment has nothing to do with anti-Semitism and everything to do with human rights. It seems Morrissey is more concerned with animal rights. That, to me, is peculiar.
He doesn't live in LA (Score:0)
His "tour" of the Middle East (Score:0)
God bless Israel! (Score:0)
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burned his bridges (Score:0)
To play Iran-where the Human Rights record is bad and where Jewish, Christian and other minorities are forced from their homes by social, political, religious and economic oppression?
Or to play Israel- where Arab (Christian and Muslim) minorities are forced from their homes by social, political, religious and economic oppression.
It could be argued
"It's Morrissey's choice" and is a question of artistic freedom and bringing music to the people and keep politics out of it.
But to have "Isreal" written on his arm and saying "God bless Israel" is very much a political statement.
Is it a result of disappointment over the failure of the Iran project? Or was Morrissey was angered by the anti-semitism of the Iranian government?
Or does this show a lack of political awareness?
Or is it a misguided publicity-seeking attempt?
If it goes through it will be great for the Israeli fans who want to go. Few foreign artists go there. It's considered dangerous by many and a modern-day "sun city" by others.
And yes, he will have burned many bridges on the way.
Sinistra
Unlucky Palestine (Score:0)
Mozza won't play Canada because of the horrific cruelty practised there towards seals, fair enough. Yet he will play Israel where the illegal occupation of Palestine continues and Israels human rights records in the continuing illegal occupation of Palestine is clearly evident. Mozza wants to play Iran where the practise of publicly executing homosexual men and most recently homosexual teenagers is practised.
So I got to ask myself a question does Mozza care more about animal rights than human rights?.
sadly (Score:1)
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Israel ? So sad (Score:0)
The truth about the 'Palestinians' (Score:0)
Lucky Israel! (Score:1)
That is one of the nicest things I've seen
in ages.....
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Israel? (Score:0)
At last... (Score:1)
It was authentic and honest of him to release this clip.
He annoys me when he counter-intuitively choses to be morose/glum/pensive/po-faced/ in order to preserve the miserable "legacy".
I hope this is a turning point and that he never returns to that awful fake persona.
What's next?
Gold lame stack shoes and silvery bell-bottomed jumpsuit adorned with pink sequins.
Camping it up?
Of course.
You know you secretively want to.
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bye bye! (Score:1)
bye bye!
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To the Anti-Semitic Fetish Club (Score:0)
1.When seals start to send missiles into your homes, towns, your local schools, kindergartens and practically hurt/ murder your loved ones.
OR
2.When seals start sending themselves and their cubs with explosives strapped around their bodies, into buses, restaurants, and any possible public place.
AND
3. Then afterwards those lovely seals will celebrate their "victory" by spreading candies, cakes and other sweets (while at the same time complaining of their short supplies of food) to other seal supporters and break into dancing from midnight till dawn,showing off their bloody paws in ecstasy whilst at it.
Then you will have the right to complain!
Until then SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS BASTARDS THAT HIDE BEHIND A SO-CALLED CARE FOR MINORITIES SUCH AS YOUR SO-CALLED PRECIOUS PALESTINIANS.YOU SICK TWISTED LITTLE FUCKS.YOU'RE DISGUSTING FOR COMPARING THE SLAUGHTERING OF INNOCENT SEALS TO A STATE WHICH DEFENDS ITSELF AGAINST A TERRORIST NATION.
Israel and Animals (Score:0)
Tele MOZ!!! (Score:1)
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The Subject (Score:0)
Oh, the irony.
But yeah, those dastardly Jews win again! If only they could be less concerned about countries that refuse to acknowledge their right to exist (genocide), then the M.E. could get on with wiping them out, and Europe can finally have its ongoing anti-semitism justified.
If only a fraction of the people who often speak about the conflict actually knew what they were talking about, then this world would be a much more intelligent place.
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Tricky situation (Score:1)
It is controversial for him to say 'God bless Israel', considering how that will look from a Palestinian point of view, but it can hardly be deemed 'racist', as some on here think, as Israel is constituted of more than just white Jewish settlers and, what's more, he's also expressed great interest in playing Iran.
Considering Morrissey's statements putting him firmly in the camp of anti-war, anti-persecution and anti-occupation and his writing of songs such as 'I Will See You In Far Off Places', I would be confident that he is separating this trip firmly from politics; unfortunately, there will be many who do not see things that way. I think the treatment of the Palestinians is shocking, but I also think it is extremely tricky to just sweep aside the occupation and the atrocities carried out against innocent Israelis, as there are many people who have been born and brought up there and consider those lands their natural home. I condemn anyone who travels to that region NOW in order to settle, and that is a view I formed after listening to lectures in my RS class by an American Jew, who had spent time in the Palestinian refugee camps and seen houses bulldozed to make way for more settlements; sometimes people would still be inside, as they refused to leave their homes. The truth is, there are atrocities on both sides. I would hope Morrissey acknowledges that somehow, perhaps by playing 'America Is Not The World' and 'IWSYIFOP'. But, being the man I believe him to be, I'm sure he realises this.
Banning one country off his tour list for animal rights is indeed picking and choosing his causes, but then we all have to do that, otherwise there wouldn't be a country left in the world to which we could travel. I doubt he'll be able to play the Middle East after this, but I'm sure his plan is to play Iran as well, in an attempt to show that music transcends politics. I think, in his book, it doesn't transcend the politics of animal rights, as that cause doesn't recieve nearly enough attention and he's passionate to the point of irrationality on that score.
What I believe doesn't make me more comfortable about the situation mind, but if I wanted to feel comfortable about and unchallenged by the artist I follow, then I'd have picked Leona Lewis.
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I wished (Score:1)
first I don't like the idea of Morrissey performing in sucha dangerous little part of the world
and of all the thing He could said not to hurt
Palestines/Muslims etc.
but what does HE says at the end 'GOD BLESS ISRAEL'
please cancel Morrissey, call Salman Rusdie. HIDE
I'm serious really scared of HIM going there, no
joking here.
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It's a very sad sight indeed (Score:0)
I Can't Believe He's Coming! (Score:1)
I'm so glad that he actually comes now.
Obviously, I already bought the tickets, and I'm really thrilled about it.
Thank you so much for coming to Israel!
I'm sure that it would the experience of a lifetime.
Love, Peace and Harmony, not in the next world, but in July 29th, Hayarkon Park!
THANK YOU!
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Some causes are bigger than others (Score:1)
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