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Bruce Springsteen guitarist slams ‘obnoxious idiots’ who support BDS
by Andrew Tobin
May 3, 2016
Amid rumors that Bruce Springsteen will perform in Tel Aviv this summer, he and his E Street band have come under fire from supporters of boycotting Israel. On Monday, band guitarist Steven Van Zandt — who is also known for playing a mobster on HBO’s “The Sopranos” — responded in typically direct style. In a series of tweets, he called Israel boycotters “politically ignorant obnoxious idiots” and suggested to one “go f— yourself.” Van Zandt has taken tweet heat before for the unconfirmed show. And he’s not alone among his bandmates. Bassist Garry Tallent has been heckled by the Twittersphere. And self-described anti-Zionist Stanley Cohen, who has more than 20,000 Twitter followers, went after the Boss himself back in February. READ MORE
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