Heavy metal musical macher raises funds for Matisyahu’s security
David Draiman, the Jewish frontman of heavy metal band Disturbed, is raising money to provide private security for Matisyahu after the Jewish reggae singer had two venues cancel on him in the face of pro-Palestinian protests.
“I’m raising funds to provide security for our brother @matisyahu,” Draiman wrote on X. “Him and his family have been relentlessly harassed during his current tour. Let’s help give him some security and safety in this difficult time.”
The fundraiser for the “Matisyahu Defense Fund,” launched on Thursday, Februry 22, had already raised more than $29,000 from more than 600 donors by the next Monday, surpassing its $25,000 goal. On the GoFundMe page, Draiman wrote that his management team reached out to Matisyahu when they heard that his shows in Arizona and New Mexico had been canceled. Both venues acted after they were targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
“I couldn’t let that stand,” Draiman wrote on the GoFundMe page. “Couldn’t let him and his family continue to be terrorized, so this campaign was started. All funds will be wire transferred to Matisyahu’s management team to pay for a private security detail for him and his family for the remainder of his current tour.”
Draiman is a yeshiva graduate. Like Matisyahu, he is an outspoken pro-Israel activist on social media and elsewhere.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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