Tablet Mag: "This Charming Man: Morrissey loves Israel—and Israel loves him back" (July 14, 2023)

This Charming Man
Morrissey loves Israel—and Israel loves him back.

By Dana Kesslerk - July, 14, 2023.

Excerpt:

"In the United States, the greatest Morrissey fans are the Chicanos. Extensive research has been done on the subject. Beautiful essays have been written about how Morrissey’s outsider stance appeals to Mexican immigrants and how the themes of estrangement and longing in his melancholic ballads remind them of their own music genres such as rancheras. But do you know who loves the former frontman of the Smiths just as much as Mexican Americans? Israelis do. The reasons why Israelis love Morrissey, however, are much more prosaic. Israelis, as anyone knows, are no frayerim—suckers. They love Morrissey because he loves them.

Jokes aside—most of his Israeli fans are loyal to him and appreciate his support for their country, as do the Israeli media and local politicians. Even the press release sent to me and all other music journalists ahead of his two recent Israeli shows, which took place on July 2 at the Zappa Shuni amphitheater in Binyamina and on July 4 at Expo Tel Aviv, happily stated: “After 7 years, one of Israel’s best loved musicians is back in our arms!.” Yes, Morrissey is back in our arms."

This Charming Man

Morrissey loves Israel—and Israel loves him back

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A longer, broader discussion around the recent dates in the Israel - taking it outsides the realms of a tour report / review.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[gashonthenail]

It's amazing how some grown adults will forgive their heroes anything. Morrissey could blow up a kindergarten and they'd be saying, "Well what do you expect with the way the record industry and the media have treated him??"
Fanaticism and zealotry are rarely attractive traits.
Never mind the Islamists, these ass-lickers are Mozlims.
Creepy AF.

What a ridiculous comment. Moz has simply expressed views and opinions. Words aren't violence. Violence is violence. Moz has spoken out against animal cruelty and war all his career. To equate expressing a point of view (that you disagree with) with child murder is just absurd, and suggests that you are the woke fanatic here.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

What a ridiculous comment. Moz has simply expressed views and opinions. Words aren't violence. Violence is violence. Moz has spoken out against animal cruelty and war all his career. To equate expressing a point of view (that you disagree with) with child murder is just absurd, and suggests that you are the woke fanatic here.

the anon’s post was a bit hyperbolic. It’s funny because, the folks that criticize M actually have more in common with him then they’d care to admit.

 

[Leroy]

What a ridiculous comment. Moz has simply expressed views and opinions. Words aren't violence. Violence is violence. Moz has spoken out against animal cruelty and war all his career. To equate expressing a point of view (that you disagree with) with child murder is just absurd, and suggests that you are the woke fanatic here.

Words are just words, yes, but actions speak loudly. Of course he would never blow up a kindergarten, Jesus Christ, don't you understand the point I was trying to make??
That some of his fans will forgive him anything, including playing in Israel which to my mind is unpardonable.
If you genuinely care about justice for the Palestinians then you would never play in Israel.

 

[Sad]

It does disappoint that the same guy who wrote Mexico writes seemingly pro-Israeli songs with what goes on with settlements and the West Bank. Change Mexico to West Bank and a few other words and done.

 

[david ingemarsson]

minor details is also that TelAviv is one of the most dynamic and creative and gayfriendly places on the planet