Roger Waters defended the "boycott" of Israel for the "liberation of Palestine"

The British musician Roger Waters today defends the "boycott" of Israel aimed at "ending the occupation of Palestine and restoring its rights to its people. citizens "at a conference held in Chile before offering this Wednesday concert in the southern capital of the country.

Waters, founder of Pink Floyd, is traveling to America for his "Us + Them" tour which, in addition to offering concerts, airs its reflections, ranging from critics to the president-elect of Brazil, the far right Jair Bolsonaro up to the defense of the " liberation of the Palestinians ".

The musician takes advantage of his visit to the southern country, which welcomes nearly half a million Palestinians, the largest community outside Arab territory, to claim membership in the BSD (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) ), a movement that seeks to increase economic and political pressure against Israel to achieve a series of goals.

During his interview at the Matucana 100 Cultural Center, Waters explained that the purpose of this movement was to end " the occupation and colonization of the Palestinian territories ." 19659002] He also added "recognizing the right of return of Palestinians abroad and imposing equal rights on all citizens".

The singer also took the opportunity to defend himself against the accusations he received "anti-Semitic" and baderted that "absolutely" is and that " whoever criticizes Israel is referred to as"

Waters explained that his involvement with Palestine was born in 2005, when he was supposed to give a concert in Tel Aviv that he finally canceled and where he was able to become familiar with the "reality" of the Palestinian people.

From that moment, he began with a struggle that is now spreading across the BDS "to illuminate, and explain in the world what is happening."

Former member of the group Rock Pink Floyd, was also very active with the President of the United States, Donald Trump and President-elect of Brazil. Jair Bolsonaro, who said "that they end the world for a monetary issue"

Waters, who will perform Wednesday at the National Stadium in the Chilean capital, has extended its activism in the American countries Latin that he visited. November, he was declared "illustrious guest" in Uruguay and recognized for his "humanitarian work" in Argentina.