What do the Rolling Stones have to do with religion? Aside from the usual answer—that they are a religion in their own right for many rock and roll fans—they now find themselves in the midst of another kind of religious controversy. Surprisingly, it is a controversy that places, albeit briefly, Orthodox Jews and advocates for the Palestinian cause on the same side of an argument.
The controversy arose when the Rolling Stones announced in March that they would be performing in Tel Aviv. And while I’m sure that the Stones managers and the Israeli promoters expected considerable publicity, they didn’t anticipate that the very announcement of a Stones concert and the timing of that performance would create a firestorm.
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