Disturbed frontman David Draiman has pleaded for a conversation with Franz Ferdinand after they condemned the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) for using their hit song ‘Take Me Out’ without permission.

Draiman, who is Jewish, has been a prominent supporter of the IDF and previously attracted significant controversy when he visited Israeli army bases in 2024 and signed a bomb which read, “#FuckHamas”.

His latest comments come after Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos shared a video to his Instagram Stories, which appeared to be IDF propaganda, with an English-speaking IDF soldier proudly announcing, “We launched Operation Roaring Lion, an Operation against the Iranian terrorist regime.”

The soldier added in the clip that the operation is “in full co-operation with the US Armed Forces”. War footage, such as bombs, planes, and air strikes, is interspersed throughout the violent video, which was soundtracked, without permission, by Franz Ferdinand’s anthem ‘Take Me Out’.

In response, Kapranos angrily said, “These war-mongering murderers are using our music without our consent. This makes us both nauseous and furious.”

The Scottish frontman added of the Israeli regime, “Kind of typical though, isn’t it? To strut up and take what isn’t theirs with a vile arrogance.” It isn’t immediately clear where Kapranos lifted the video from.”

Now, Draiman has taken to X to share an infographic of Kapranos’ comments, posted by Far Out, to condemn his comments on the IDF, while also accepting that it’s unacceptable to use the song without permission.

“Dear Franz Ferdinand,” Draiman began. “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.”

He added, “I can understand your anger at your music being used without consent, but your demonization of the Israeli people dishonors both your band and the song itself.”

Draiman then called for a private conversation with Kapranos, adding, “Would love to discuss a better way for all of us to better understand each other. My door is open. I hope to hear back from you.”

Far Out reached out to a representative for Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, who had no comment to offer in response to Draiman.