Roger Waters to Stevie Wonder: Don't accept Israeli prize

• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Elad Benari
• Date: 11 March 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

Wonder was named last month as one of the recipients of the award "for his tremendous contribution to music and society enriching the lives of entire generations of music lovers".

In a video Waters posted to Twitter on Tuesday, he reminded Wonder that several years ago, he canceled a concert for a group that raised money for the IDF and called on him to stand up against the "apartheid regime" again.

"I know you're not going to accept this Wolf Prize, and neither you should. This is an apartheid regime. This is Israel. You will be whitewashing them beyond all belief if you accept the Wolf Prize," Waters said.

He praised Wonder for his decision in 2012, claiming the money would have otherwise been used by the IDF to "go out and murder more innocent Palestinians with impunity."

Waters is notorious for his support for BDS and for his anti-Israel...