Alexei Sayle Tells Leonard Cohen: Do NOT Play in Tel Aviv

[Trealawking]

used to like Alexie Sayle, but now I think - What a cock!!!!!!

[jahredsplitfoot]

Whenever anybody Jewish bemoans the suffering and hardship of their peoples one word should enough to shame them into silence, Palestine. Intolerance .and hatred is never the way forward. Alexei is a sensible and rational Jewish man, wish there were more like him in the World.

[N9BJJ]

The arab can never beat the Jew. He has tried time after time and been beaten not narrowly - but decisively. He has been consigned to the desert in the book of Genesis by G-d, and is destined to be a mad man against all men and they against him. He cannot beat the Jew no matter what he does, and all his 1.5 billion are still no match. Oil is not enough. For without productivity and contribution to society they will surely perish. They need to turn away from Islam and find a better belief.

[gushoodwink]

@N9BJJ quite, quite mad

[listerone]

You're pretty funny,Alexei....no,really funny....but your political rants mean nothing to me.

[fenbogle]

ALEXIE IS A GOOD GUY HATS OFF SALUTE TO MR SAYLE.

[davidorbachmusic]

Since Bob Dylan is comming to play in Israel on June 20, Ramat Gan Tel Aviv you can see me here singing on Israeli TV with my band " Neighborhood bully " the most Jewish song written by Bob Dylan.

[vladimirpogrebinsky]

bastard

[ronanburtens]

Well done Alexei

[IslamicFarming1]

Alexei Sayle - Hugh Wakner.

[MsGORGONS]

@leachim04 he's great...he's one of the most interesting people on GB tubes...and to prove how great he is...you see less and less of him on telly cos telly's full of shit. At least somebody who ain't afraid to speak out. Cohen...I always regarded as a boring fart...aged five, I stopped my mum from slashing her wrists cos' my dad had bought another Cohen tape and he threatened to play it on our stereo. Shalom

[garyhosty]

Gosh - I wish I was like you and understood all this complex stuff in such simple terms. It must be lovely and cosy snuggling in your own smugness.

[ThatScottishGuy2010]

Alexai Sayle #FTW

[ToblerusseArt]

this guys an idididiotttt

[hanbaal]

@ToblerusseArt yup, one of the best.

[Wakeymedia3]

Pathetic. Truly pathetic.

If you would stop an artist going to play to people in any part of this world and project your own prejudices ("prejudices" what a funny word that is, but it's accurate) onto them to justify yourself then you have no business calling your self a supporter of freedom. You are quite the opposite. You are a petty, and ultimately quite selfish and self-righteous, hypocrite.

[ChuckMacDerwood]

@Wakeymedia3 Retarded, truly retarded. You are retarded.

[Wakeymedia3]

@ChuckMacDerwood - you mean I can think for myself? Oh dear.

If you want neighbours like the "Palestinians" then you go live with them. Oh, and take your wife too. See how she likes it.

[MsGORGONS]

@Wakeymedia3 you live in Tel Aviv ?

[teichjoe]

nutter, your so off base, so to pick on israel is just completely off !

so the missle launchers are the victoms? cheeky bugger

[TheSimonrose]

ahabal

[historicrecord]

Fortunately Leonard Cohen had the courage and convictions to defy the hate mongers and he went on to perform in the only true democracy in the ME. Leonard Cohen will always stand firm against hate mongers which unfortunatly Alexei Sayle has joined ranks with. Hamas promotes hatred towards Christians,Jews & Gays & their covenantmimics the antisemitic protocols.

[MsGORGONS]

@historicrecord so he did the old fool...

he's fuckin' senile anyway...I saw him in London...it was easily the worst performance I'd seen..I mean it wasn't him but his bird then he came on stage and sang a couple of tunes. I sincerely asked myself WHY...this guy...who's writing dark lyrics and turns them into songs...is so celebrated. He prays every day I heard...He must be skint...or very hungry...or both...his bird sucks

[hanbaal]

Erm, i think you meant to reply to somebody else?

I know all that stuff me heartie.

[hanbaal]

Nice work Lex.

[CobinRain]

@hanbaal Ah so if you disagree with anything Israel does you ARE an anti-semite. You dork. The Palestinians are as Semitic as any Jew. But the Israelis are Europeanised. The country they seem to have learned the most from is Nazi Germany. Isnt it ironic that the concepts of "lebensraum" and "Judenfrei" have come to characterise Israel. Just changed Judenfrei to Palestinienfrei and off they went.

[Davidorfull]

And you stop make a fool of yourself in the United Kingdom, until the imperialist army of England leave the occupied territories in North Ireland, Falklands and Gibraltar. Do you think the Irish, the Argentinians and the Spanish people like to be humiliated by England ? And by the way you anti semites you always boycot the Universities or the people of Tel Aviv and Haifa who are the most leftists in Israel. Once again the European left loves the Arab capitalism and all their totalitarian regimes

[davebull101]

arikcarlo.....you're an idiot. Like so many of you racist,hate filled bigots. The Israeli /Zionists are hated throughout the world for what they are doing. Open your beady eyes you sisterfucker.

[arikcarlo]

Alexi Sayle is part of a group of English Jews who parrot one segment of English society that never bothered to speak out against 40 years of terrorist attacks by Palestinians against Israelis but all of a sudden jump to attack Israel.

"My battle is with the worst fault of English society: hypocrisy" - Oscar Wilde

[grahamgrahamson]

silly

[REDREDDWARF]

what a load of crap.

[dojufitz]

I salute the thoughts presented by Alexei -

Cohen should have have said no. AND it doesn't matter where the money goes from the Cohen concert.

Israeli apartheid is disgraceful.

[loren696]

jewhater - and you jewish yourself sad sad stick to comedy and not politics

[shawry86]

hes cool man...ive got israeli family and i go there lots BUT FUCK THE ISRAELI GOV!

[kavkazip]

wata fucking retard.

Thank god no one with a head listens to these fucking terrorists and liberal idiots.

[sekules]

terrorists AND liberals?

you are a fool!

[kavkazip]

By liberals I mean those Hipster douchbags that follow everything that their Arab overlords tell them to do.

[sekules]

then by definition they are not Liberals.

[aqriel]

oripet is the only sane one in this comment section.

if the arabs lay down their weapons today there'll be peace tomorrow.

if israel lays down it's weapons today, there'll be a genocide tomorrow.

[hoss1962]

@aqriel - that's funny 'cos the palestinians say the exact opposite...

[zaccarroll72]

pull your heads in israel and stop acting like 14 year old children who have never had any boundaries.

[eclecticCircus2]

Yeah - Obama urged Palestinians to stop incitement, or didn't you hear the speech.

BTW - Leonard IS a good man - and he's OUR man. It was a great concert - glad you missed it.

On the other hand, having seen part of your video,I wouldn't pay a plugged nickel to see you perform.

[megatown]

The sinister pack is a liar and hatred pack WITHOUT SHAME.

In reality they dont care at all for the palestinian people, the only thing they know it they hate Israel like a pest, although in reality the REAL pest are themselves.

Where have they been when mothers have their own children to blow themselves up killing innocent civilians. Where are they now then palestinians are treated worse like animals by hamas terrorist authorities, the sinister liar pack doesnt care at all, they shit on !!

[oripet]

idiot

[guyramon1976]

The last piece of hassidic dance really shows you are a stupid racist. do you know that all of L Cohen's money from this concert went to parents from both palestinians and Israeli who lost their children in the conflict and managed to take their grief to a noble place of no hatred or revange but rather forgiving and fighting for piece as leonard Cohen said in the concert., people like you only serve the cause of crazy fanatics from both sides.

[petersz98]

It would have been totally inappropriate for an artist to perform in Germany after Kristallnacht or South Africa after the Soweto Uprising and massacre. The racist criminal state of Israel needs to be treated in the same way by all decent civilized people in the world it must be boycotted.

[1973Jude]

Israel left all it's settlement in Gaza In 2005, since then the people of Gaza have chosen the most extreme regime that is considered a terror organization by the international comunity for their government. don't remember the Jews that watched all Heine's and Marx's books being burned and their brothers being gazed, sending their children to blow up on trains or sending missiles to Berlin prior to the Kristal nacht. Go and read some history and stop letting the media brain wash you.

[petersz98]

1973Jude Israel didn't "leave" Gaza in 2005 it still has sovereignty over its airspace, borders, coastline, economy population registry and supplies of food, medicine and fuel which can be cut off or restricted any time. Also Israel has just elected its most extremist Government ever:- a rag bag coalition of thugs, racists, criminals and hooligans half of whom would have had no difficulty getting a job in Hitler's Government!

[danielbeller972]

If you had some wit, as I think you've lost yours, you should jave known that boycott is not the way, but encourage the peace seeking people in both Palestine and Israel. Life isn't all about getting drunk and acting like a thug. I'm pretty sure that you can't even define the word "communism", nor even heard what Leonard Cohen said at the begining of his TA show. Plus the clip is pretty lame, ecven by your standarts.

[danielbeller972]

Mr. Sayle: First time I saw you on british tv, back in 1982, while living in England, I though you were one of the funniest and wittiest of british actors. Today I think you are a plain dumb and silly old man, and I imagine it's very comfortable to be both comunist, jewish and pro arab, while living a comfortable life in England. I bet you've never even been in Palestine or Israel, nor been a refugee or live in exile. Probably, you've never seen death near.

[orlavy]

you are a stupid unaware snoob singer , when youll understand that Israel id the one who wants peace and not the terorists who fire missiles on civilians !

[MoveOverCasanova]

go fuck each other down there until you are all resting in peace, however - - and don´t abuse musicians for your perverted warfare

[shiribiri20]

ur an ass!

[lilifyre]

Truly the Palestinian leaders would rather destroy the Jews than help their own people. When will the world stop blaming the Jewish People for their own evils? Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face, the Arab leaders certainly know how to do that. They lie to their own people out of pure hatred for a People who only want the right to exist.

[jewliciousness]

Hey Alexei! Didn't you kill my brother? Jewish commies never die. They just suck & fade away-so sad.

[amirflesher]

This makes me ill. Mr. Sayle's message is profoundly violent.

[oferofer2]

u asking leonard to not play in israel so do youreself and us a huge favor and

do not sing at all!!!

just find yourself a different profession.

[shaieden]

BTW: Who the fXXX is alexei something???

"And leonard is Jewish,

And leonard is a Cohen..."

[SivieAgirl]

first of all good leonard didnt listen to him and came and did awesome show in israel!!!

second stop all this boycott things its not help no one..one side u say we are evil but in the meantime when we try to do good things u boycott us...its stupied if u are not so bored in your life and want good things\change.. support the peace not the boycott ...

[shaieden]

WOW! That was the greatest show in Israel EVER! Leonard in a jewish Cohen, and all his brothers and sisters here love him from their deep deep heart! Thanx L!

[galoved]

who the hell is this piece of shit?? What the f#ck !

Never seen anything as low as this shit...

Stupid

[onelpeleg]

Who is this retard?

Leonard Cohen is singing of love and peace.

The Israelis have been doing the same for years now! But unfortunately, the Palestinians have been manipulated by retards like the one above and hateful states to continue the war.

I wish peace and love for everyone, Israelis, Arabs, Muslims, Jews, Christians and yes also for the retard above.

[jdc5555]

actually Alexi he did not play in Tel Aviv rather in Ramat Gan. Then what would you know being such a berk?.50,000 Israelis had a wonderful evening. Hello John got a new Motor?

[PetSounds69]

oh my god... this is so so so stupid. Leonard Cohen, who loves Israel and lived in Tel-Aviv for several months in the 70's will come and play in Ramat-Gan (near Tel-Aviv) this Thursday.

[YoniIsrael]

Alexei Sayle is stupit

[sar101968]

Go to bed silly

[Truegret]

Israel is an apartheid state that is worse than South Africa ever was, because it uses tanks, helicopters and F-16s to murder and terrorize the Palestinians it occupies, And that is the operative word... it occupies and terrorizes 4.5 million Palestinians. It is an outrage and Cohen should have enough common sense not to play in a country that is bordering on Zionazism

[atthegarage]

I consider it to be a simple and amusing request made in the usual Alexei Sayle way. No need to swear and call him a c**t. And having been born in Huyton Liverpool myself, I'm regularly proud to point out to people he's from Liverpool also and although he's far funnier, I will always be slimmer . And what's happening in Israel will always be a disgrace.

[tal112233]

leonard is jewish... he have family in israel... he been in israel a a few times.... he know israel and he care from israel... so no one can't cancel this show in israel!!! specially not some crazy people who thinks they know everything about this conflict!!!

[CrankCase08]

Zionism is the Jewish equivalent of Nazism. In Israel it raises the Jew to the superior race. No non-Jew may hold public office other than be one of the token MP's in the Knesset. Even the state football coach has to be Jewish! That is racist, that is Jew-supremacism, no different to apartheid South Africa, which was white supremacist.

[ktmcdm]

To the comment that this shouldn't be about boycotting Israeli-Jews. I agree... this is indeed about racist Israeli policy, which not all Israeli's nor Americans... Jew or Gentile support. What is un-racist about "Jewish only" roads? Jewish-only land... taken from Palestinians? There is no such thing as a Jewish Democracy.

[oldeblueboy]

As if Leonard Cohen would take the slightest notice of the likes of Alexei Sayle who is not funny, not talented and the worst kind of professional Scouser. The city of Liverpool will welcome Leonard on July 15 with open arms and open hearts ... where as Alexei is not welcomed - the anti-semitie.

[righthand48]

Another 'self-hating' Jew. Shocking.

Shocking that there are not more of them like me.

[christiemalry]

Fat, unfunny, self-righteous, muddleheaded, anti-semitic, disgusting cunt.

[SamuelHamPole]

/watch?v=-n6oT0mqKSg

[StripeyStraw]

Alexi Sayle is an antisemite and a dick.

janalleman12 - If you are serious about preventing more violence then boycott Hamas and its British supporters like Lauren Booth and the terrorist funding scumbag Galloway.

[zakisbak]

Israel is not apartheid,no matter how many times some claim it is.

Gaza is not the Warsaw ghetto,no matter how many times some claim it is.

Israel is not an illegal state,no matter how many times some claim it is.

[iincorrect]

Slag off and die, you fucking anti semite.

[yutsis]

Yes, Leonard Cohen seemed to obey. He will NOT play in Tel Aviv. The concert will take place in Ramat Gan.

[miketheroseman]

Yeah man, boycott Israel just like S.Africa. Afterall it was Bono and other wankers who ended apartheid, not Mandela and the people...

[gopane]

I have not actually watched this article, somebody else has been leaving comments under my Youtube Username. I have not studied the arguement, nor am I going to.

Good luck to you all in coming to some sort of concensus.

[perazh]

a great job.

May others follow this way

[jossaha]

A cultural boycott of Israel will be experienced as punishment only by Israelis who are opposed to the goals of the boycott.

The rest will recognise it as an act of solidarity.

[janalleman12]

No one wants any harm to come to Israeli people. A boycott is to prevent more violence, as unless Israeli government is turned to more humane policies, more people will die. Palistinians and Israelis.

So thumbs up for Alexei and let's hope diplomacy and a boycott will lead to something good.

[saadasim]

Jews Burn Israeli Flag on Independence Day

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Israeli Jewish man says Zionism is the cause of the problems

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Orthodox Jews condemning atrocities in Gaza and opposing AIPAC

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Zionist Thugs Beating Up Jewish Rabbis

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[danielf90]

Alexei Sayle, you are an embarassment to yourself. You oppose Israeli policy - that's great, but what does it have to do with you being Jewish? Why do you feel the need to chastise the vast majority of jews who support (unequivocally, but often critically) the existence of the state of Israel. Boycotting jews is nothing new (I don't imagine you advocate a boycott of israeli arabs too?). Why can't you oppose israeli policy like you'd oppose british policy? Where's the call for a british boycott?

[janeandrews111]

I would have thought an excellent way of expressing one's Jewish identity is to oppose racism, or should we make an exception for Jewish racists?

But I wonder what this 'tenuous' affiliation to Judaism consists of? Praying to god and then committing murder and mayhem among the Palestinians? Wasn't that the type of thing that non-Jews used to be criticised for? When they come to look at the history of Jewish people in future years, the Zionist era will be seen as a source of shame.

[danielf90]

Of course the 'zionist era' will be seen as a 'source of shame' because the world can't bare to see jews being able to defend themselves. The one time in Jewish history where the jews have not been at the whim of others for the livelihood and survival - a massive source of shame.

And of the record, I am firmly anti-occupation, anti-Bibi, anti-Lieberman. I can firmly assume that a cultural boycott of Israel is actually a cultural boycott of Israeli jews.

[tmma86]

wont make a difference if Israelis are boycotted, their subsidized sufficiently, but your arguement is flawed for the simple fact that it applies a double standard. Why is boycotting Israeli Jews a form of collective punishment, but enclosing over a million people in an open air prison not? If Israelis believe it works on palestinians, as shown, then why shouldnt others believe it will work on them? I dont agree with either, the populations of both are raped, but look at both sides of the coin.

[scullysedge]

Exactly correct. A friend of mine said we have to go and stop the bnp from speaking and existing in this country which was ironic and sounds a tad facist to me. I oppose the bnp but they have every right to exist.

[MarshallKutuzov]

Too bloody right. We need more Alexei Sayle and less Tel Aviv.

[btblondon]

brilliant