The Rolling Stones play controversial first gig in Israel

The Rolling Stones caused controversy last night (Wednesday 4 June, 2014), playing their first ever gig in Israel despite protests from Palestinian groups.

Mick Jagger and co took to the stage at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv, in a concert that organisers described as 'historic'.

Prior to the show, the band came under heavy pressure from pro-Palestinian activists and fellow musicians fellow rock stars, to cancel the gig in a boycott of Israel over alleged human rights abuses.

Pink Floyd founders Roger Waters and Nick Mason wrote an open letter on Salon.com, describing the gig as the "moral equivalent of playing (casino resort) Sun City at the height of South African apartheid."

Pressure from Waters and Mason has previously led Stevie Wonder and Lenny Kravitz to pull gigs in the country. 

The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions said: "Palestinian organisations urge the Rolling Stones to refrain from playing in apartheid Israel and not to condone Israel's violations of international law and human rights against the Palestinian people."

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