What Boy George taught me about being Jewish

The Times of Israel · Josh Fine · 2026-11-05 20:46 UTC

The man in sequins has refused to let the dominant culture push him to trade truth for acceptance over more than 40 years. No wonder he 'stands with the Jews'!

There are all sorts of ways to stand up to tyrants. Some do it with sequins and eye shadow.

Last night, I took my 15-year-old daughter to see Boy George perform before a sold-out crowd at Tel Aviv’s Menora Mivtachim Arena. It was the day after the US midterm elections, and regardless of one’s politics, it was hard for Jews not to feel frightened about what might come next.

In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed had just been elected to the Senate, days after a political action committee supporting him released an ad essentially blaming American grocery prices on Israel. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance pointed to America’s relationship with Israel as a reason for the Republican blowout. Apparently, blaming Israel has become one of the few things that unites the American left and right.

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