This is a political disagreement. I don't think either of them, bitchy as they are being, has gone out of their way to make it more personal than it needs to be. Waters is doing this because 1. old man power trip/one last stab of relevance 2. mostly because Waters genuinely believes that, in a political sense, it can help the situation by putting pressure on Radiohead this way. It may not be fair, let alone friendly, but it could, in his opinion, change the world for the better if Israel would become taboo to play in, and if he can succeed in canceling this Radiohead show, all the smaller acts may heed the call. Their interests are diametrically opposed. There can be no compromise.

I think this is exactly the wrong time for a renewed, almost fundamentalist push for an Israel boycott, unfortunately. Why didn't the BDS activists push this hard to cancel big name concerts during Obama, when Israel was engaging in numerous wars, had a free hand to expand settlement construction, and was easily contrasted with a less-reactionary US government and even a (compared to now) moderate right UK government?

Doing this now is, at the very least, complacent about racism closer to home. The fact that actual antisemitism (long a straw man of the pro-Israel side) has come back in vogue in the west, makes it an even worse approach right now. It looks like some old, largely white dudes (Waters is a generation older than Thom) getting very uncomfortable looking in the mirror of theor own society and their own privilege, and pointing fingers at Jews instead. I mean, that's probably why this boycott is not very popular and mostly only white baby boomers (and a few black baby boomers) are in favor of it. It isn't the issue lighting up the millennial left, because it is a weirdly dated and wrongheaded and privileged approach to activism.

In my opinion. But then again, extremists who don't care how hypocritical they are being, tend to win in politics. Maybe if Waters sticks to his guns, he will succeed in canceling this show, and maybe that will indeed put pressure on others to cancel their shows, and maybe that will lead to positive change in Israel. More likely, even if that happens, it will only encourage Israel's right wing tendencies, because they could genuinely see themselves as a victim.

I actually think a boycott of playing in the US or UK would be more likely to lead to progressive change. No Israeli is unaware of the occupation and their views are pretty set. Punishing them further would increase the popularity of the far right there. Many Americans and British white people in contrast, do not understand why Trump or Brexit is bad, and do not believe structural racism really exists. If their favorite white bands educated them about it I think it would be something they are more receptive to, given that the bands are not outsiders lecturing them, they are part of the same structures. Also, Radiohead have other reasons not to tour (carbon emissions) and they could offer things in exchange, like private online shows for fans engaged in activism.