(Breitbart)—Anti-Israel activists took to social media in the hours after rock legend Ozzy Osbourne’s death on Tuesday at the age of 76, trashing him for performing in Tel Aviv despite far-left attempts to enforce an artistic boycott.
Ozzy Osbourne was a supporter of Zionism.
He broke the boycott by performing in Israel and, during a time when thousands of children in Gaza were being killed, he called on other artists to do the same. Never forget that. https://t.co/kO6MLfLGyp
— Antifa_Ultras (@ultras_antifaa) July 22, 2025
Osbourne was not Jewish, but Judaism became important to his life through his wife, Sharon. The Jerusalem Post reported that Osbourne played in Israel twice, and spoke out against boycotts, as well as antisemitism:
Ozzy Osbourne, who died on Tuesday aged 76, forged a decades-long bond with Israel through his Jewish family, two arena-sized concerts in the country, and outspoken support for the fight against antisemitism, according to multiple interviews and reports.
Although the Black Sabbath frontman was raised in the Church of England, his marriage to television personality and manager Sharon Osbourne (Levy), whose father, Don Arden, was Jewish, put Judaism “at the heart of our household,” she told The Jewish Chronicle last year, adding, “Judaism is the only religion I have and the only one I’m comfortable with.”…Despite serious health problems that forced him to cancel subsequent world tour dates, Israeli promoters said Ozzy’s two shows drew tens of thousands of fans and helped pave the way for other hard-rock acts who later ignored boycott pressure.
