Go ahead and follow the E Street Band's @StevieVanZandt, who is taking on a particularly unimpressive group of anti-Israel boycotters.
— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) May 2, 2016
It probably won’t come as much of a surprise that actor and musician Stevie Van Zandt defended Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band’s decision to cancel their North Carolina concert over the HB2 law:
Sorry Brother. Had to take a stand. We'll be back. Discrimination of any kind is unAmerican. And I Am A Patriot. https://t.co/5vl6XEzbNe
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
@StevieVanZandt @stannc @24thantherest Yet you tour and support other countries which do much worse. You only hurt your fans.
— Wahoos79 (@Wahoos79) May 2, 2016
That's different. They are not OUR country. We are Americans. America is supposed to be better. To set an example. https://t.co/LfcXSsHZWQ
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
@StevieVanZandt @Wahoos79 @stannc @24thantherest not buying that one. If it's wrong to play here it's wrong to play there too if similar
— Doug Stafford (@dougstafford) May 2, 2016
Nothing to buy because I ain't selling. I'm telling it like it is. America even defends your right to stay ignorant! https://t.co/5wQpnGsEoe
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
But when the subject of apartheid came up:
Wait what about Sun City? https://t.co/B2hfiTd4rL
— Greg von Teig (@GregvonTeig) May 2, 2016
It was our government's policy keeping apartheid alive. This was unacceptable and we fixed it and took them down. https://t.co/jC1i4yPTH3
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
Van Zandt didn’t toe a predictable liberal line:
@StevieVanZandt well we still in the apartied business supporting the rouge state of Israel wen will there be a Gaza city concert
— patrick (@alonaq2009) May 2, 2016
You and the other Israel boycotters are politically ignorant obnoxious idiots. Israel is one of our two friends> https://t.co/jfLX5bAzyc
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
<in the Middle East. In addition to the fact that a boycott in that case would accomplish nothing. Go get educated. https://t.co/jfLX5bAzyc
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
@StevieVanZandt Israel totally meets apartheid definition under intl law: 2 sets of laws for 2 ethnicities. Just what you boycotted in 80s.
— Peter Feld (@peterfeld) May 2, 2016
Trust me I am at least as aware of most of the injustices around the world as you are. One solution does not fit all https://t.co/ltIFARSRFq
— Stevie Van Zandt (@StevieVanZandt) May 2, 2016
Good on him!
Tell em Stevie!RT @StevieVanZandt: You and the other Israel boycotters are politically ignorant … https://t.co/Ovbnc75yV7
— David Dunn (@daviDDunn84) May 2, 2016
@StevieVanZandt Thanks for setting the record straight. Israel haters are true anti-Semites. Israel is a democracy & true friend of the US
— Arnold Spier (@Arnie_Spier) May 2, 2016
@StevieVanZandt @peterfeld I really ❤️ you Stevie. Thanks for sticking up for Israel.
— Laura Marcus (@MissLauraMarcus) May 2, 2016
Little Steven, a great New Jerseyan!https://t.co/2UstMsTeu7 https://t.co/zHppQfaLZR
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) May 2, 2016
