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Is the Gaza Genocide the "Achilles Heel" of Western Hegemony? | Roger Waters

Mar 19, 2025

Roger Waters, the iconic Pink Floyd musician and human rights activist, addresses the tragic loss of over 400 lives in Gaza. He shares a powerful message to students like Mahmoud Khalil facing deportation, encouraging them to persist in their activism. Waters critiques the ongoing violence, labeling it as fascism, and suggests Israel's actions may ultimately expose weaknesses in Western hegemony. He urges listeners to recognize the shared humanity that transcends historical divisions and to resist oppressive ideologies globally.

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Roger Waters highlights the moral responsibility of artists and public figures to advocate for Palestinian rights amid ongoing violence and oppression.

He provocatively suggests that Israel's atrocities could ultimately expose Western hegemony's vulnerabilities, revealing systemic injustice and fostering global awareness.

Deep dives

The Impact of Recent Violence in Gaza

The recent massacre of over 420 Palestinians in Gaza is highlighted as a tragic culmination of ongoing violence, sparking outrage and grief. Whole families were reportedly destroyed in their homes, and essential public spaces like schools and mosques were bombed indiscriminately. This event raises critical questions about desensitization towards such atrocities and the global community's reaction to them. The incident serves as a reminder of the level of suffering experienced by the Palestinian people, and the urgency for a renewed focus on human rights and justice.

Intro

2min

The Weight of Truth and Love Amidst Atrocities

5min

Violence and Western Complicity in Gaza

6min

Unity in Humanity: Challenging Historical Divisions

2min

Voices of Resistance: The Struggle for Palestinian Expression

5min

Pink Floyd rock legend Roger Waters responds to news from Gaza that Israel has massacred over 400 Palestinians in renewed rounds of bombardment and sends a message to Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.

Asked what his message is to Mahmoud Khalil and other students like him who have been arrested recently by immigration enforcement officers in the U.S. and are being threatened with deportation, Roger responds, “Keep doing what you were doing before they arrested you!”

“This is Gestapo tactics, this is fascism at work. Years ago in interviews I was saying the fight for universal human rights, specifically relating to the people of Palestine, will be fought on the campuses of north America, how right I was going to be I had no idea!”

Amid the horrors being inflicted on Gaza, Roger questions whether Israel’s genocide may eventually backfire: “What I hope is the genocide of the Palestinian people will prove to be the Achilles Heel in the monster of the Western hegemony with its mask off which we’re watching operate.”

“The hole in Trump’s armour and the hole in the Israeli lobby’s armour is their evil. The fact that they’re so undeniably and appallingly evil in every way maybe their achilles heel, and they may fail. They may fall over.”

Interview recorded March 18, 2025.

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