{"id":2065453,"date":"2026-07-27T15:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065453"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:50:38","slug":"boy-george-shares-pro-israel-song-we-will-dance-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065453","title":{"rendered":"Boy George shares pro-Israel song \u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/boy_george_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Boy George shares pro-Israel song \u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Culture Club singer uses the song to address the October 7 attacks and criticise musicians who have shown support for Palestine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-27T16:50:38+01:00\">27th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/boy_george_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Boy George at Volksparkstadion on July 18, 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Tristar Media\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Boy George has shared a new pro-Israel reggae song titled \u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019 \u2013 listen below.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Culture Club frontman posted the song on X and Instagram yesterday (July 26), accompanied by the Hebrew title \u2018\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e0\u05e8\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u2019 and the caption: \u201cShalom.\u201d\u00a0The pop-reggae track does not, however, appear to have been released on traditional streaming services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Its opening line, \u201c<i>You say genocide, I say war<\/i>\u201d, rejects the description of Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza as genocide, presenting it as a response to the Hamas-led attack on the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, where 344 civilians and 34 security personnel were killed and 44 people were taken hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Boy George also\u00a0uses the song to\u00a0criticise\u00a0musicians who have publicly shown support for Palestine. \u201c<em>You condemn the Jews, with selective memory \/ Musicians holding flags, mouthing like sheep \/ Propaganda fuelled by the Internet feels so weak<\/em>,\u201d he sings.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase\u00a0\u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019\u00a0has been used as an expression of resilience by Israelis following\u00a0October 7, and\u00a0was also used for\u00a0a\u00a02024 documentary\u00a0that\u00a0explored the Nova festival attack.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the song below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbRfqzEtwZx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A\u00a0United Nations Commission concluded last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in\u00a0Gaza, and\u00a0said last month that genocidal acts were continuing through attacks targeting children. Amnesty International\u00a0has also concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has repeatedly denied committing genocide or war crimes, maintaining that its military campaign is an act of self-defence following October 7. It also rejected the UN findings as \u201cdistorted and false\u201d and a \u201clibellous sham\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Boy George has voiced support for Jewish communities on several occasions in recent years. In May, he shared\u00a0a message of solidarity with Jewish people at an anti-Semitism march in London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to be thanked for doing what is right,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI have so many beautiful Jewish friends, and I know some of you will be there today. But even if I don\u2019t know you, I send you my love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Those comments were made ahead of his appearance\u00a0at\u00a0Eurovision 2026, where he performed alongside Senhit as part of San Marino\u2019s entry. The pair failed to qualify for the final.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s participation in the contest led\u00a0Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands,\u00a0Spain and Slovenia to withdraw, while more than 1,100 artists and cultural workers supported\u00a0a No Music For Genocide campaign calling for a boycott.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Boy George joined\u00a0Sharon Osbourne,\u00a0Gene Simmons\u00a0and\u00a0Scooter Braun\u00a0in\u00a0signing an open letter supporting Israel\u2019s continued inclusion in Eurovision.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Culture Club recently announced\u00a0\u2018The Singles\u2019 UK arena tour with ABC and Haircut 100, which is due to take place this December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Boy George<\/li>\n<li>Culture 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cities\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Boy George has shared a new pro-Israel reggae song titled \u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019 \u2013 listen below.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Culture Club frontman posted the song on X and Instagram yesterday (July 26), accompanied by the Hebrew title \u2018\u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e0\u05e8\u05e7\u05d5\u05d3\u2019 and the caption: \u201cShalom.\u201d\u00a0The pop-reggae track does not, however, appear to have been released on traditional streaming services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Its opening line, \u201c<i>You say genocide, I say war<\/i>\u201d, rejects the description of Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza as genocide, presenting it as a response to the Hamas-led attack on the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, where 344 civilians and 34 security personnel were killed and 44 people were taken hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Boy George also\u00a0uses the song to\u00a0criticise\u00a0musicians who have publicly shown support for Palestine. \u201c<em>You condemn the Jews, with selective memory \/ Musicians holding flags, mouthing like sheep \/ Propaganda fuelled by the Internet feels so weak<\/em>,\u201d he sings.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase\u00a0\u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019\u00a0has been used as an expression of resilience by Israelis following\u00a0October 7, and\u00a0was also used for\u00a0a\u00a02024 documentary\u00a0that\u00a0explored the Nova festival attack.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the song below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbRfqzEtwZx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A\u00a0United Nations Commission concluded last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in\u00a0Gaza, and\u00a0said last month that genocidal acts were continuing through attacks targeting children. Amnesty International\u00a0has also concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has repeatedly denied committing genocide or war crimes, maintaining that its military campaign is an act of self-defence following October 7. It also rejected the UN findings as \u201cdistorted and false\u201d and a \u201clibellous sham\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Boy George has voiced support for Jewish communities on several occasions in recent years. In May, he shared\u00a0a message of solidarity with Jewish people at an anti-Semitism march in London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to be thanked for doing what is right,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cI have so many beautiful Jewish friends, and I know some of you will be there today. But even if I don\u2019t know you, I send you my love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Those comments were made ahead of his appearance\u00a0at\u00a0Eurovision 2026, where he performed alongside Senhit as part of San Marino\u2019s entry. The pair failed to qualify for the final.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s participation in the contest led\u00a0Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands,\u00a0Spain and Slovenia to withdraw, while more than 1,100 artists and cultural workers supported\u00a0a No Music For Genocide campaign calling for a boycott.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Boy George joined\u00a0Sharon Osbourne,\u00a0Gene Simmons\u00a0and\u00a0Scooter Braun\u00a0in\u00a0signing an open letter supporting Israel\u2019s continued inclusion in Eurovision.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Culture Club recently announced\u00a0\u2018The Singles\u2019 UK arena tour with ABC and Haircut 100, which is due to take place this December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/boy-george-shares-pro-israel-song-we-will-dance-again-3959314&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/boy_george_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Boy George shares pro-Israel song \u2018We Will Dance Again\u2019 The Culture Club singer uses the song to address the October 7 attacks and criticise musicians who have shown support for Palestine By Max Pilley 27th July 2026 Boy George at Volksparkstadion on July 18, 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. 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