Boy George Shares Pro-Israel Song ‘We Will Dance Again’
The reggae-style track was posted on X and drew criticism for denying genocide in Gaza while invoking the 7 October Hamas attack.
- On Sunday, July 26, 2026, British singer Boy George released a reggae-style song titled "We Will Dance Again" on social media, expressing unequivocal support for Israel and rejecting descriptions of its military campaign as genocide.
- The song's title references the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on the Nova Music Festival, where 378 people were killed; George previously signed an open letter backing Israel's inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Featuring the Hebrew title "Od Nirkod," the track criticizes musicians who condemn Israel while ignoring the October 7 massacre, with George singing, "You condemn the Jews with selective memory."
- Critics labeled the track "corrupt and disgusting Zionist propaganda," while numerous users referenced Boy George's 2007 criminal conviction for false imprisonment to attack his character and credibility.
- George has rejected calls from the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, contrasting with artists who joined the boycott to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza.
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The topic refers to the attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023 against the Nova music festival, which killed 344 civilians and 34 security personnel and 44 others were taken hostage.
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