Ex-Mumford & Sons guitarist criticizes music industry for silence after Boulder antisemitic attack
Former Mumford Sons guitarist Winston Marshall reported Monday he is disappointed by the music industry's failure to condemn Hamas following a brutal antisemitic attack that unfolded in Boulder Colorado over the weekend Speaking on Fox Friends First Marshall called the attack horrific and unsurprising especially in light of the latest murders of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington D C nearly two weeks ago My frustration isn't just at the horrific things that we see but the failure by certain parts of the country to acknowledge it's even happening he noted LIBERAL PRO-ISRAEL COMEDIAN SAYS THERE'S A DOUBLE STANDARD FOR CELEBRITIES WHO BACK THE JEWISH STATE What do you think they mean when they say globalize the Intifada If you have these big groups chanting this then there will be individuals like this scenario in Boulder who will certainly act on it he disclosed Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman was arrested by administration on Sunday after he allegedly set his casualties on fire as they peacefully rallied on behalf of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza He was heard yelling Free Palestine and other anti-Israel slogans during the attack on casualties ranging in age from to Marshall criticized high-profile examples of what he sees as the music industry failing to condemn such violent acts while various embrace pro-Palestinian messaging In one latest scenario rock band Imagine Dragons set social media ablaze after lead singer Dan Reynolds waved a Palestinian flag on stage during a concert in Milan Italy Video clips of Reynolds picking up a Palestinian flag and waving it before draping it across his shoulders at the concert s end racked up millions of views and drew mixed reactions on social media RADIOHEAD SINGER CONFRONTS ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTER DURING CONCERT 'COME UP HERE AND SAY THAT'He also kissed the flag and threw it back into the crowd I'm disappointed by also the reaction in the music industry where I have spent my career so regularly Marshall declared I should also note there are hostages still in Gaza of whom are still presumed alive Why is it that these protesters aren't protesting against Hamas It is in their interests If you are pro-Palestine you should be anti-Hamas If you're pro-Israel you should be anti-Hamas Hamas are literally killing Palestinians themselves It seems like a complete moral inversion and I don't quite know how to get into that frame of mind because it's so twisted to me He went on to say the slew of antisemitic violence is very dark to see in America Fox News' Kristine Parks Alexandra Koch and Landon Mion contributed to this description
