Williams is married to a Jew. Now there were protests against his concert because he was supposedly “Zionist”.
The Istanbul governor’s office canceled Robbie Williams’ concert on October 7 for security reasons. Previously, there had been protests against the show after critics of Williams called “Zionists”. Williams is married to the American-Turkish actress Ayda Field, who is Jew.
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Demonstrations planned against Williams
According to Williams Instagram story, the Istanbul city administration has canceled the appearance “in the interest of public security”. Turkish non -governmental organizations and users critical of Israel: According to media reports, the concert had previously called on social media. They accused Williams of being a “Zionist”. As reported, among other things, “Times of Israel”, the “Islamic Solidarity Platform” had planned protests under the motto “Zionist Robbie Williams, out of Turkey!”
Together with the Jewish actress Field, Robbie Williams has four children. For a long time, the pop star, who was brought up Catholic, has been experiencing the majority of the Muslim part of Turkey, according to “Times of Israel”, which is linked to the Jewish background of his family.
Williams raises his four children Jewish
For a concert in Israel, he had already received the headwind of pro-Palestinian groups in 2015. In 2023 he played another concert in Israel. There, according to “Spiegel”, he informed his fans that he raised his children in Jewish, “to maintain traditions in the family and out of respect for Jewish history”. So far, the Brit has not positioned itself publicly for the Gaza war.
In the late Saturday, October 4th, Williams wrote the security of his fans in an Instagram story. He deeply regretted the cancellation and said she was “outside of our control”. “Ending this epic series of appointments in front of my Turkish fans was my dream, given the close connection of my family to this wonderful country,” he said.
On October 7th, the Hamas attack on Israel marks the second time, in which 1200 people were killed and 251 hostages. He triggered the ongoing Gaza war, as part of which Israel is accused of genocide of the Palestinian: inside.