{"id":2519633,"date":"2026-07-27T21:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2519633"},"modified":"2026-07-27T21:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:27:59","slug":"if-youre-ever-confused-i-stand-with-the-jews-boy-george-sings-in-new-pro-israel-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/if-youre-ever-confused-i-stand-with-the-jews-boy-george-sings-in-new-pro-israel-song\/","title":{"rendered":"‘If you\u2019re ever confused: I stand with the Jews,’ Boy George sings in new pro-Israel song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British pop icon Boy George has gone to bat for Israel and its supporters multiple times in recent months, rejecting boycott calls and expressing solidarity after antisemitic violence. Now, he has released a single in the same key.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe Will Dance Again\u201d defends Israel\u2019s military response in Gaza, criticizes musicians and activists who have publicly supported the Palestinian cause and declares, \u201cIf you\u2019re ever confused: I stand with the Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n

The song borrows its title from the slogan of survivors of the Nova music festival, where Hamas terrorists killed 378 young people and kidnapped dozens more as part of the Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel. The slogan has become a symbol of resilience in the aftermath of Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

The singer released the reggae-inspired track, titled \u201cOd Nirkod\u201d in Hebrew, on his social media accounts<\/a> on Monday with a single hashtag: #Shalom.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou say genocide, I say war \/ When you\u2019re attacked, that\u2019s what the army\u2019s for,\u201d the song opens. Later, Boy George sings, \u201cYou never mention Oct. 7,\u201d in a criticism of those he sings have \u201cselective memory\u201d about atrocities deserving their reprobation. The song ends by repeating the opening lyrics in Hebrew.<\/p>\n

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Although Boy George is not Jewish, he has become increasingly vocal when it comes to supporting Jewish communities in the wake of Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

He rejected calls to boycott this year\u2019s Eurovision Song Contest <\/a>over Israel\u2019s participation, saying he would not \u201cturn my back\u201d on his Jewish friends. The singer participated this year representing San Marino, in a counterpoint to artists and countries that pulled out rather than compete alongside Israel.<\/p>\n

Boy George had a long relationship with Jon Moss, the Jewish drummer who with him launched Culture Club, the New Wave band that dominated much of the 1980s with its melodic soul infused music and its outlandish styles. Boy George then often wore a tunic<\/a> with \u201cCulture Club\u201d in Hebrew translation.<\/p>\n

Following an antisemitic stabbing i<\/a>n London\u2019s heavily Orthodox Golders Green neighborhood earlier this year, where the singer happened to be<\/a> at the time, he said Jewish people should know \u201cwe support them.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Boy George\u2019s new song has drawn appreciation from pro-Israel voices. Stop the Hate UK, a British Jewish anti-antisemitism campaign, called Boy George a supporter of \u201cJewish joy\u201d <\/a>and thanked him publicly for standing with the Jewish community.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

And the official Nova Music Festival<\/a> account on Instagram responded to Boy George\u2019s post announcing the song with a simple comment: \u201cWe will dance again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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