By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle

“This is murder in broad daylight, and it is being committed by our governments, the Americans, the British, the French, the Dutch… in plain sight, and we will not tolerate it.”

Rock legend and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters said it was “unimaginable” that world leaders would “allow” and “encourage” Israel to continue its genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

“This is murder in broad daylight, and it is being committed by our governments, the Americans, the British, the French, the Dutch… in plain sight, and we will not tolerate it,” Waters stressed in an interview with the media platform Palestine Deep Dive (PDD).

Referring to desensitization to the catastrophic situation in Gaza, Waters said the world has reached a point where “Big Brother has won the battle so far. We live in 1984,” a reference to George Orwell’s dystopian novel.

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“There is a Ministry of Truth. It’s called the mainstream media and all it does is spread lies about what’s really going on in the world,” Waters explained.

“And we, the people, are persuaded by this propaganda to accept genocide and perpetual wars simply because we have allowed it to creep up on us slowly enough.”

Noting that more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, Waters stressed: “It is not a war, it is genocide.”

“Human Rights”

“Nobody can ignore this anymore,” he said. “They have completely exposed themselves as the terrible, terrible people that they are. I’m talking about the Israelis, not just the government, because it is largely supported by the Israeli people. And I’m not talking about Jews. It doesn’t matter who does it.”

“This has nothing to do with anti-Semitism,” he explained. “I’ve been talking about it for years, it’s just about human rights.”

Waters stressed that Israel’s military attack on Gaza was “not a war, but a genocide.”

“It’s a bunch of Nazi thugs killing people. This has nothing to do with the war. It’s exactly the same as in the Warsaw Ghetto, where Germans killed Jews. These are Israelis killing Palestinians. This is not a war.”

Israeli lobby

When asked why so few cultural figures have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, the Pink Floyd co-founder said there were others in the music industry who had expressed support for his activism. However, he said: “I would, but I’m scared shitless. My career would be over in a heartbeat. The Israeli lobby would destroy my livelihood in a heartbeat!”

When asked if the Israeli lobby was so powerful, Waters said: “Yes, they also own Congress, it’s not just about the music industry!”

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After ten months of ongoing genocide, Waters said it was clear that the United States, with its support of Israel, was “a criminal empire.”

“The question is no longer who is the dog and who is the tail. Israel makes all the decisions,” the musician stressed.

“Moral Compass”

Waters said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the U.S. Congress last month “gave Congress a public platform to applaud the burial alive of 20,000 children. Literally!”

The 81-year-old said: “The genocide has not stopped… and they still get away with it, but not because they cannot destroy the human soul.”

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“There is a moral compass out there somewhere, and a price must be paid for this evil in Gaza!” he stressed.

The activist also lamented that the imprisonment of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange “may have had an impact” on silencing others who felt they could stand up for the truth, adding: “I hope that is not the case.”

(The Palestine Chronicle)