Boy George Releases Oct. 7 Tribute Song, Declaring Support for Jews
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Updated · JNS.org · Jul 30
Boy George Releases Oct. 7 Tribute Song, Declaring Support for Jews
3 articles · Updated · JNS.org · Jul 30
Summary
July 27 brought Boy George’s new song “We Will Dance Again,” a tribute to victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre in southern Israel that includes the line, “If you’re ever confused, I stand with the Jews.”
The release frames solidarity with Jewish victims of terror as a matter of basic humanity, with Boy George also singing, “I don’t feel brave; I just need to behave like a human.”
The piece argues that such a statement has become controversial in entertainment and wider culture, where support for Israel or Jewish victims can trigger criticism, backlash and public condemnation.
Oct. 7 remains the song’s moral backdrop: attackers killed, raped, kidnapped and hunted civilians, including music festivalgoers, in an assault the article says should have drawn universal condemnation.