Gaga’s ‘shalom’ riles Arab fans

[King_David]

Al Arabiya commenters say pop star’s video remark ahead of Tel Aviv gig was ‘insensitive,’ ‘devilish’

Lady Gaga apparently riled some Arab fans with a short video in advance of her Tel Aviv performance featuring a “Shalom” greeting.

“Shalom, Israel,” the American pop star says in the 10-second video. “I’m so excited to perform my new tour in Tel Aviv.”

The performer’s manager announced Sunday that the Sept. 13 concert in Yarkon Park – part of her “artRave: The ARTPOP Ball” international tour — would go on as planned, despite cancellations by other high-profile performers due to the Gaza conflict and its aftermath.

Responding on social media platforms to the video, which reportedly has gone viral, some Arab fans called Lada Gaga “disgusting,” “devilish” and insensitive, Al Arabiya News reported.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/gagas-shalom-riles-arab-fans/

[King_David]

1. Gay diva Lady Gaga in Tel Aviv

Yayyyy


BDS ?

[leftynyc]

2. Good for Gaga

If saying hello in Hebrew is enough to get people to attack her, the problem is theirs, not hers.

[azurnoir]

3. did have someone puke on her as part of her Tel Aviv show too?

warning video of the event at link

Lady Gaga's antics are sometimes vomit inducing, but this is ridiculous ... last night at her SXSW show, she actually let some chick VOMIT ALL OVER HER while she performed.

The vomiter is no amateur ... she's actually a "vomit painter" (actual profession) named Millie Brown, who is known for drinking various liquids and then vomiting them up onto a canvas. In this case ... the canvas was Lady Gaga.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/03/14/lady-gaga-vomit-sxsw-video/#ixzz3CH9DkyzT

[King_David]

4. Not a lady Gaga fan huh ?

That's ok she has millions.

BDS ?

[azurnoir]

5. oh I think she's so cute and here she shows

that indeed she can out do Madonna, I guess the evian bottle thing is passe' these days

[rocktivity]

7. And just like Madonna and her "offspring," she'll have to KEEP outdoing herself

until she hits a wall or gets traded in for a younger model.

If only she really DID have to sing for a living.


rocktivity

[rocktivity]

6. Well, she's scheduled to play Dubai three days earlier on September 10

Would a video message to them help?


rocktivity

[King_David]

8. Maybe there is one

Did you check ?

It's not as controversial as playing in the Jewish state and saying Shalom so who knows .

[rocktivity]

11. The reporter is the one who should have checked

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and at the very least mentioned that she's also scheduled to perform in an Arab country.

That would have given the story a journalistic balance.


rocktivity

[Aerows]

9. I love Lady Gaga

She's awesome.

[Abu Mezur]

10. was very

insensitive of her.

[sabbat hunter]

12. why was it

insensitive?
Shalom not only means hello, it also means peace.

Why is saying shalom insensitive?