British singer Boy George faces fierce backlash over song that backs Israel’s military attacks
- Last updated: July 29, 2026 | 09:17
Boy George has been met with a fierce backlash after releasing a pro-Israel song that defends the country’s military action in Palestine and refutes that a genocide is being carried out in Gaza.
Posted to the singer’s social media accounts this week with the Hebrew title, עוד נרקוד, along with its English translation, “We Will Dance Again”, the song features the opening lyrics: “You say genocide, I say war/ When you’re attacked, that’s what the army’s for/ Does it get ugly? You bet it does/ When I know you wanna kill every last one of us.”
The phrase “We Will Dance Again”, which Boy George, 65, sings on the chorus, has been used by Israelis to express hope in the wake of the 7 October music festival attack by Hamas.
Elsewhere on the track, which is set to a reggae-pop beat, Boy George criticises the pro-Palestine movement, including musicians who have condemned Israel for its actions: “You condemn, with selective memory/ Musicians holding flags, mouthing like sheep/ Propaganda fuelled by the internet feels so weak.”
The track does not appear to be available on streaming platforms.
Last September, a two-year United Nations investigation found that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, citing the bombardment that has killed over 73,000 Palestinians since the war started, the forced displacement of most of the two-million strong population, the destruction of the healthcare system as well as the blocking of essential food, water, aid and electricity that has led to famine.
The commission also referred to the “use of starvation as a weapon” along with the torture, rape and sexual assault of Palestinian detainees, and environmental destruction.
Israel’s foreign ministry called the UN report “distorted and false”.
Last month, another independent UN inquiry found that Israel was continuing to commit genocide by targeting children, a report branded a “libellous sham” by Israel.
Boy George’s song marks a step up in his vocal support for Israel, after he said earlier this year that he did not have an opinion on the country.
Speaking ahead of his performance with San Marino for their 2026 Eurovision Song Contest entry last May, he was questioned about the boycott by countries including Spain, Iceland and the Netherlands over Israel’s continued inclusion.
The Independent