Disturbed‘s David Draiman has invited Franz Ferdinand for a discussion after the band hit out at the Israeli Defense Forces for using ‘Take Me Out’ in a propaganda video.

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In the video, the song plays over footage of fighter planes and ground explosions, while an Israeli soldier extols their recent deadly airstrikes in Iran. The IDF have labelled the post: “Operation Roaring Lion – this is how it’s done.”

In response, Franz frontman Alex Kapranos wrote: “These warmongering murderers are using our music without our consent. This makes us both nauseous and furious. Kind of typical though, isn’t it? To strut up and take what isn’t theirs with a vile arrogance…”

On February 28, Israel and the US launched joint airstrikes across Iran, killing the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and targeting hundreds of other military and leadership sites. The strikes have provoked retaliatory attacks, with the situation now threatening to escalate into a wider regional war. Israel labelled the initial attacks Operation Roaring Lion, with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu describing it as a campaign to “put an end to the threat from the Ayatollah regime in Iran”.

Dear @Franz_Ferdinand

I’d love to have the opportunity to discuss with you the nuances and details you might be missing when it comes to Israelis/Jews like me, and the conflict we have been praying to end for decades.

I can understand your anger at your music being used… pic.twitter.com/J766wts62N

— David Draiman 2000 && fx == 1) { $('.footer-post').css({'position': 'absolute',}) } });