What Does “Free Palestine” Really Mean?
Years of pressure to boycott Israeli artists haven’t stopped Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood from returning to Israel and performing alongside Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.
The duo opened the 27th Jerusalem International Oud Festival with two sold-out performances of their collaborative album Jarak Qaribak, joined by 17 musicians from different backgrounds, including Israel and Iraq.
Despite his criticism of Israeli government policies, Greenwood continues to collaborate with Israeli artists rather than cutting cultural ties. As Tassa celebrated bringing together “friends from Israel, Baghdad, and England,” the performances offered a powerful example of artistic collaboration continuing despite political divisions.
Years of pressure to boycott Israeli artists haven’t stopped Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood from returning to Israel and performing alongside Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.
The duo opened the 27th Jerusalem International Oud Festival with two sold-out performances of their collaborative album Jarak Qaribak, joined by 17 musicians from different backgrounds, including Israel and Iraq.
Despite his criticism of Israeli government policies, Greenwood continues to collaborate with Israeli artists rather than cutting cultural ties. As Tassa celebrated bringing together “friends from Israel, Baghdad, and England,” the performances offered a powerful example of artistic collaboration continuing despite political divisions.
In a beautiful tribute, Boy George brings Nova survivors and grieving families on stage at his second performance in Tel Aviv.
Together the group sang along to Boy George’s ”We Will Dance Again”, in memory of those murdered in the October 7 massacre.
Video: N12
In a beautiful tribute, Boy George brings Nova survivors and grieving families on stage at his second performance in Tel Aviv.
Together the group sang along to Boy George’s ”We Will Dance Again”, in memory of those murdered in the October 7 massacre.
Video: N12
Disturbing scenes of violence outside an Andrea Bocelli concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.
His supposed offense? Showing compassion to Israeli survivors of Hamas captivity.
Bocelli reached out to and met with two former hostages, 85-year-old Yaffa Adar and Segev Kalfon.
And this is how protesters respond?
Before the show, Indonesia’s Muslim council was pushing to cancel Bocelli’s shows over this. It’s deeply disturbing that a musician showing basic humanity and compassion toward Jewish and Israeli hostages could provoke such hostility.
Disturbing scenes of violence outside an Andrea Bocelli concert in Jakarta, Indonesia.
His supposed offense? Showing compassion to Israeli survivors of Hamas captivity.
Bocelli reached out to and met with two former hostages, 85-year-old Yaffa Adar and Segev Kalfon.
And this is how protesters respond?
Before the show, Indonesia’s Muslim council was pushing to cancel Bocelli’s shows over this. It’s deeply disturbing that a musician showing basic humanity and compassion toward Jewish and Israeli hostages could provoke such hostility.
Boy George continues the fun after his concert.
After performing at a sold out show in the menorah Stadium, he continues the celebrations by DJin at Phi bar.
Boy George continues the fun after his concert.
After performing at a sold out show in the menorah Stadium, he continues the celebrations by DJin at Phi bar.
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear fabulous hats and sparkly jackets. ✨
British music icon Boy George takes the stage for his first sold-out show at Tel Aviv’s Menora Stadium! 🇮🇱
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear fabulous hats and sparkly jackets. ✨
British music icon Boy George takes the stage for his first sold-out show at Tel Aviv’s Menora Stadium! 🇮🇱
A Eurovision legend is leaving Europe behind after facing rising antisemitism, death threats, and canceled performances.
Lenny Kuhr, the 76-year-old Dutch singer who won Eurovision in 1969, has officially made aliyah to Israel alongside her husband, Robert. After years of performing across Europe, including facing disruptions by pro-Palestinian activists, Kuhr has chosen to begin a new chapter closer to her children and grandchildren.
“I want to live in a country that I love,” she said upon arriving in Israel. Her story is a painful reflection of the growing hostility Jewish artists face in Europe, where even celebrated cultural icons are being made to feel unwelcome.
A Eurovision legend is leaving Europe behind after facing rising antisemitism, death threats, and canceled performances.
Lenny Kuhr, the 76-year-old Dutch singer who won Eurovision in 1969, has officially made aliyah to Israel alongside her husband, Robert. After years of performing across Europe, including facing disruptions by pro-Palestinian activists, Kuhr has chosen to begin a new chapter closer to her children and grandchildren.
“I want to live in a country that I love,” she said upon arriving in Israel. Her story is a painful reflection of the growing hostility Jewish artists face in Europe, where even celebrated cultural icons are being made to feel unwelcome.
British music icon @boygeorgeofficial speaks at the site of the Nova massacre about his love for Israel and why he has always felt so comfortable here as a gay performer.
He recalls one of his earliest visits to Tel Aviv, when he came across a bar dedicated to Divine, the iconic American drag queen, actor, and performer. It was moments like these that made him feel welcomed and accepted in Israel, a country he continues to hold close to his heart.
British music icon @boygeorgeofficial speaks at the site of the Nova massacre about his love for Israel and why he has always felt so comfortable here as a gay performer.
He recalls one of his earliest visits to Tel Aviv, when he came across a bar dedicated to Divine, the iconic American drag queen, actor, and performer. It was moments like these that made him feel welcomed and accepted in Israel, a country he continues to hold close to his heart.
British musician @boygeorgeofficial visits the site of the Nova music festival and speaks to survivors and former hostages. He tells the crowd what inspired him to write his song “We Will Dance Again,” and reiterates to everyone “If you are ever confused, I stand with the Jews.”
British musician @boygeorgeofficial visits the site of the Nova music festival and speaks to survivors and former hostages. He tells the crowd what inspired him to write his song “We Will Dance Again,” and reiterates to everyone “If you are ever confused, I stand with the Jews.”
