Roger Waters Calls Bono an ‘Enormous S**t’ for His Pro-Israel Stance

Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters blasted U2’s Bono for his remarks on the Israel and Hamas conflict during a concert.

Bono, 63, spoke about the violence in Gaza, which started in October, while the band was playing at the Las Vegas Sphere.

He told the audience to ‘shut up’ and then gave a passionate speech about how religion can ‘enrage us’. He said: ‘To see what the children of Abraham have been doing to each other all over the world for millennia as well as this very day… It’s bewildering to see the suffering of Palestinian children after we saw the suffering of Israeli children. He went on: ‘In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable, but our prayers have always been for peace and for non-violence.

‘But our hearts and our anger, you know where that’s pointed. So sing with us… and those beautiful kids at that music festival.’

He was referring to the first major attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which claimed the lives of 364 civilians at the Supernova Sukkot Gathering music festival.

Bono also altered the lyrics of Pride (In The Name Of Love) and sang: ‘Early morning, Oct. 7, the sun is rising in the desert sky… Stars of David, they took your life but they could not take your pride.’

The Irish singer, who often makes political statements on stage, added: ‘When love looks laughable, I am sure that it is the devil laughing. I understand how ridiculous “love thy enemy” sounds right now.

‘We can’t live with “love thy neighbour” even in our band, in our country, but it is a divine command and not advice. In Ireland, we never quite got there. mmm Waters criticized Bono in an interview with Al Jazeera, a media outlet funded by Qatar. He said: ‘Anybody who knows Bono should go and pick him up by his ankles and shake him… until he stops being an enormous s**t.’

He continued: ‘We have to start saying to these people, your opinion is so disgusting and so degrading… sticking up for the Zionist entity. What he did a couple of weeks ago in the Sphere in Las Vegas, singing about the Stars of David, was one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen in my life.’

Roger has faced backlash in the past for his stance against Isreali treatment of palastinians. Israeli-backed campaigns have attacked his reputation and caused him to lose his distribution deal with BMI, be labeled as antisemitic in documentaries, and face boycotts from his shows.