Dee Snider of Twisted Sister has responded to the Israeli Defense forces (IDF) playing his band’s hit song ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’.

After being asked by TMZ at the Los Angeles International Airport if he was okay with the IDF using the band’s 1984 track, Snider said: “You know what? Israelis, the assault on the Israelis, people are losing sight of something. People saying that, ‘Oh, the response is gonna be too intense for what happened.’ Well, you don’t get to decide on the response when you do heinous things to civilians. You don’t get to say, ‘Oh, that’s enough, that’s enough retaliation.’ …

When asked to clarify if he is okay with the IDF using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as its battle cry, Snider said: “Oh, hell yeah.”

[This is a few days old, but it’s still a cool story. I get why Snider and other artists may resent it when politicians use their music for campaign purposes without permission, but that’s an issue they should take up with their licensing partners. In this case, though, Snider exhibits far more clarity than some world leaders on what’s at stake. — Ed]