Bigot

Roger Waters, Mel Gibson, Kanye West and The New Antisemitism

By: Ian Halperin

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Volume #7 in the #1 Bestselling Controversy Book Series.

AMAZON SELECTION! A groundbreaking, seven-year investigation that uncovers widespread evidence of the rise of extremist and neo-Nazi harassment against Jews today all over the world. Drawing on thousands of previously unpublished sources - including emails, letters, and court transcripts as well as original interviews - BIGOT is a powerful account of an important true story.
On October 6, 2023 Ian Halperin was in Istanbul, Turkey delivering a keynote speech. As a Jew in a predominantly Muslim country, he experienced no hostility or overt anti-Semitism. On the contrary, the Turks were warm, welcoming and tremendously hospitable. Halperin went to bed that night without a care in the world. Halperin woke up the next morning to the news that Hamas terrorists had launched an incursion from the Gaza Strip — brutally massacring more than 1400 Israelis and taking more than 200 hostages back to Gaza. Hearing the horrific news, the attack immediately reminded Halperin of the stories his father told him of the wholesale massacres the Nazis committed in Ukraine when he was a boy. Only later did Halperin learn that more Jews were killed on October 7 than on any day since the Holocaust.
Ian Halperin grew up listening to the music of Pink Floyd. As a professional musician, he admired Waters’ mastery of his craft. But when Waters called for a boycott of Israel and began to publicly demonize the Jewish state, Halperin became uneasy. When the musician compared the State of Israel to Nazi Germany, it was the final straw. As the son of a Holocaust survivor, Halperin — a #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker — was outraged and was convinced that Waters had crossed the line from legitimate dissent to anti-Semitism. As he set out to explore this question, he discovered that Waters was only the latest celebrity to join a growing worldwide movement targeting the Jewish people. Mel Gibson and Kanye West have also trafficked in hate speech directed at Jews. And yet the careers of all three superstars continue to thrive. Meanwhile, hate crimes have surged since the 2016 election of Donald Trump, whose supporters have fanned the flames of hatred in the United States. From the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia to the Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh, many Jews now live in fear. In BIGOT, Halperin sets out to explore this troubling phenomenon, probing a variety of prominent figures including Pope Francis and Tony Blair while investigating the surge of anti-Semitic hate crimes and incidents in the United States and Europe, where a rise in hate crimes have prompted thousands of Jews to move to Israel. What role do policies like Trump's and celebrities like Waters, West and Gibson play in this alarming phenomenon?
BIGOT reads like a fast-paced thriller. But unfortunately, it is all true. Every single excruciating detail.

Praise For Ian Halperin:
"A judicious presentation of explosive material" - The New Yorker
"A fascinating portrait...Halperin is an excellent writer" - Jackie Collins
"Halperin comes to the story determined to hold to the truth, no matter where it leads him" - The Times
"Under-the microscope masterpiece of pop-culture" - LA Weekly