US Edition‘This Is Not an Internet Comments Section’: Pro-Palestine Protests Interrupt Portland Regina Spektor Show
PORTLAND, OREGON, JUL 29 – Pro-Palestine protestors disrupted Regina Spektor's concert to highlight Gaza's humanitarian crisis, prompting security to remove them and sparking audience chants supporting Israel.
- Regina Spektor's concert at Portland's Revolution Hall on July 26, 2024, was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters shouting from the crowd.
- The interruption followed ongoing tensions around the Israel-Gaza conflict, including Spektor's vocal support for Israel and prior public disagreements over the war.
- During the disruption, Spektor paused her performance, told protesters they were "just yelling at a Jew," and urged them to leave, emphasizing, "This is not an internet comments section."
- About 45 minutes into the show, one protester was removed, others left voluntarily, and the audience responded with supportive chants like "Am Yisrael Chai," meaning "the people of Israel live."
- The incident highlights growing polarization in cultural spaces over the Israel-Gaza conflict and reflects Spektor's personal history of escaping antisemitism after emigrating from the former Soviet Union.
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