Jewish group calls for Roger Waters boycott due to use of 'anti-Semitic' imagery during show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aug. 28, 2013: Roger Waters, co-founder of the British rock band Pink Floyd reacts during a photo call before his The Wall Live show in Bucharest, Romania. (AP)
A Jewish group in the German city of Duesseldorf is urging a boycott of an upcoming concert by former Pink Floyd band member Roger Waters for using an inflatable pig featuring a Star of David during his show.
The director of the Jewish Community in Duesseldorf, Michael Szentei-Heise, said in a statement Thursday that Waters was an "intellectual arsonist" whose stage act used "anti-Semitic and National Socialist" imagery.
Waters, who couldn't immediately be reached for comment, is due to perform his show "The Wall" in Duesseldorf on Sept. 6.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The English musician has previously rebuffed critics of the show, which has been performed about 200 times in the last three years, by saying it isn't intended to be anti-Semitic.
The inflatable pig also features other religious, political and corporate symbols.