"Money...It's a gas

...Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash."
So say the lyrics of "Money" by Pink Floyd.
A few weeks ago, Roger Waters has announced that he is canceling his upcoming performance in Israel, citing the treatment of the Palestinians by Israel as the reason. He canceled the show because of Palestinian pressure that told him that performing in Israel is a clear statement in favor of the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian Territories and Oppression of the Palestinian People.
The peace loving, humane, justice-hound Waters has promptly canceled his show.
The show was then reinstated after the venue was moved from the Yarkon park, the largest, most convenient park in Israel for any sort of gathering, especially for concerts of any kind, to Neve Shalom, a remote village somewhere in Israel. Neve Shalom is a small village west of Jerusalem. It is an experimental agricultural community where Arabs and Jews live together, and somebody, I guess, liked the symbolism of it. To host the show, huge tracks of agricultural land will have to be steam-rolled and tractored over to make room for a stage, a viewing area, camping ground, and a parking lot for thousands of fans. Crops laid to waste right before the harvest for the benefit of mass entertainment. Between you and me, with the current state of agricultural economy in Israel being what it is, the farmers are better off this way, by that's besides the point.
all the cost coming out of the promoter's pocket, of course. It wasn't some onward-peace gesture by Waters. He'll still get his money from this. The only reason the crowds aren't paying for this shift is that most of the tickets were already sold. I'm sure that parking prices will be high to try and recoup some of the lost.
If Waters really cared about peace, really wanted to make a stand, really wanted to boycott Israel, than he wouldn't let his music be sold here or played here. We can buy his CD's but we can't see him perform? As long as the money glides in, source unbeknownst to him, all is well, but when he is in the stage light, he feels he must suddenly make a stand?
I have to admit, that I was never a huge Pink Floyd or Roger Waters fan. Their music never spoke to me. Never understood the allure. Sure, I like a few of the songs specifically - Money, Wish You Were Here, and others - but if I ever get the urge to have some of them handy, you can bet your ass I'll find them elsewhere than a record store.
None of my money to Waters.