CCFP Staff

We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) have long admired the ability of art and music to bring people together. Art is our shared human language which can allow us to rise up above that which divides us in order…

We -- the undersigned artists and entertainment industry executives -- are deeply disappointed that Lorde canceled her show in Tel Aviv after receiving pressure from the radical boycott Israel movement. Artists should never become beholden to the political views of…

The Museum on the Seam: Healing Jerusalem's divides one exhibition at a time By: Nick Lieber, Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace   There is no shortage of creative and innovative projects working to build bridges between Israelis…

Photo by Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons.   In the recently released Warner Bros. film “Wonder Woman,” Diana learns about the evil that can live inside women and men, an evil that can push us to hatred and war. For a…

Natalie Imbruglia and the Desperation of BDS By: Nick Lieber, Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace It’s been a sad year for supporters of the cultural boycott of Israel -- and conversely, an excellent year for those of…

Music industry boycott of Israel? Not so much By: David Renzer and Steve Schnur When we saw the article “Radiohead announce Israel gig despite industry boycott,” we at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) -- an organization comprised of prominent members…

Rock Band BETTY Slams Boycott Groups in Exclusive Interview to CCFP By: Nick Lieber, Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace Perhaps best known for their Broadway play “BETTY Rocks” and contributing the theme song to the television show…

The Radicalism of Roger Waters Hatred and Discord at UCLA and a Campus Near You Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters recently narrated a film entitled “The Occupation of the American Mind,” which purports to expose a vast conspiracy between the…

Why Artists Can't Perform in Israel & Palestinian Territories By: Nick Lieber, Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace Last year, to our great disappointment, American musician Ms. Lauryn Hill canceled her scheduled concert in Israel, citing her inability…

Artists Bid Farewell to Shimon Peres By: Nick Lieber, Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) "Dear friends,” Shimon Peres said to Barack and Michelle Obama three years ago, “after everything I have seen in my life, I…