Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has accused Israel of telling ‘filthy and disgusting lies’ about infants being burnt and girls being raped by Hamas.
The 80-year-old musician blustered that there was ‘no proof’ that victims had been subjected to intercourse assaults in the course of the terrorist organisation’s rampage on October 7.
That is regardless of a United Nations report earlier this yr saying that ‘sexualised torture’ similar to rapes and gang-rapes had been carried out by Hamas thugs amid the atrocities which noticed 1,200 individuals killed and 250 taken hostage.
Waters, who has beforehand stated Hamas are ‘morally sure to withstand occupation’ by Israel, informed Piers Morgan Uncensored final evening that the homicide of civilians was a ‘struggle crime’.
Nevertheless, in a fiery trade the 80-year-old musician accused Israel of mendacity concerning the atrocities dedicated by the terrorists, earlier than bizarrely whispering to himself in a bid to relax on digital camera.
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has accused Israel of telling ‘filthy and disgusting lies’ about infants being burnt and girls being raped by Hamas
Hamas gunmen went throughout the Israeli border and killed 1,200 on October 7, among the many victims have been youngsters, the aged in addition to 364 attendees at Nova music pageant (pictured: gadgets left scattered across the Supernova Music Pageant website)
Talking on the Discuss TV present final evening, Waters stated: ‘I am not saying part of the Palestinian resistance motion did not cross that wire fence. I’m not saying that did not occur in any respect.
‘What I’m saying is there’s all this speak about does Israel have a proper to defend itself why did not Israel defend itself that morning?
‘Why did they wait seven hours earlier than they began machine-gunning everybody?’ he queried
As the road of questioning grew to become more and more heated between Mr Waters and Piers Morgan, the rockstar prompt there ought to be an ‘precise’ and ‘actual’ investigation into October 7.
He added: ‘Past the excellent AlJazeera documentary that all of us noticed that got here out.
‘And all the nice work that the Grayzone did in debunking all of the filthy degusting lies that the Israeli’s informed after October 7 about burning infants and girls being raped.’
When Piers confirmed girls have been raped on that day, the 80-year-old vehemently denied the claims, shouting: ‘No they weren’t.’
He continued: ‘Effectively there was no proof. You’ll be able to say something that you really want however there isn’t any proof.’
Shortly after his defiant ranting, Waters appeared to start bizarrely speaking to himself.
‘Roger, Roger relax. Do not sink to his stage, alright I will not. Cease shouting. Cease shouting again. Let him interrupt you as a lot as he needs,’ he whispered.
While participating in a fiery rant on Piers Morgan’s present the Pink Floyd star stated there was no proof of infants being burned or girls being raped on October 7
Through the rant the musician could be heard bizarrely speaking to himself to relax (pictured: Roger Water in his controversial Nazi-style coat and machine gun
The musician then went on to allege Israel attacked their very own civilians that day, branding it a ‘cast-iron’ reality.
‘All these piles of automobiles they have been destroyed by Apache missiles from helicopters Hamas did not have helicopters,’ he stated.
He then went on to say that he positively believed Hamas killed civilians that day.
Waters described killing civilians as a ‘struggle crime’ however refused to label Hamas as a terrorist organisation, including that Palestine had a proper to struggle again in opposition to the ‘oppressor’.
‘The individuals combating on behalf of Palestine liberation have a authorized and ethical have a proper to struggle again in opposition to the oppressor
‘If somebody invades your nation, kicks all of the individuals out of their dwelling, steals all the things and is stealing all of your land and occupies all of your land for 75 years you may have an absolute proper to armed resistance,’ he stated.
The musician has beforehand stoked controversy when he stated Hamas have been ‘morally sure to withstand occupation’ on October 7 and accused Israel of ‘making up tales’ concerning the terror assault.
Talking on the Rumble podcast System Replace with Glenn Greenwald in November – the aged rocker stated there was ‘one thing very fishy’ about Israel not realising Hamas have been invading.
‘However once more it is the Geneva conference – they’re completely legally and morally sure to withstand the occupation since 1967. It is an obligation.’
He continued: ‘As I stated in a press release after it, if struggle crimes have been dedicated I condemn them.
Talking on the Rumble podcast System Replace with Glenn Greenwald in November – the aged rocker there was ‘one thing very fishy’ about Israel not realising Hamas have been invading
He beforehand got here underneath fireplace for being wearing a ‘Nazi-style’ coat to his concert events resulting in him being investigated by German police following a gig in Berlin
Supporters of the Jewish group demonstrated outdoors The O2 Area in June 2023 earlier than Mr Waters carried out (pictured)
‘They’ve lastly come out with figures of how many individuals have been truly killed, who they have been, on that day.
‘Most likely the primary 400 have been Israeli army personnel – that’s not a struggle crime.
‘After all I do not condemn that however the factor was thrown out of all proportion by the Israelis making up tales about beheading infants.’
The host claimed Waters had been focused with ‘character smears and assaults’ – suggesting it’s as a result of he has ‘expressed views which can be threatening to individuals in energy’.
The guitarist claimed accusations of antisemitism had come throughout ‘as a result of they don’t have any reply to the argument.’
