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Colombian superstar Carlos Vives rebuffed BDS pressure, had a very special night in Tel Aviv

Despite facing weeks of intense pressure from supporters of the boycott Israel movement, Grammy Award-winning Colombian musician Carlos Vives (perhaps best-known in the USA for his collaboration with fellow Colombian superstar Shakira on their 2016 single "Bicicleta") went ahead with…

CCFP StaffAugust 1, 2018

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Magne Furuholem, Norwegian band A-ha

CCFP StaffJune 26, 2018

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Grace Chatto, Clean Bandit

"When we started the band, we were seven, and one of them didn't want to travel to Israel . I found that very terrible and stupid, and we found ourselves in an unpleasant situation because of it, but unfortunately there…

CCFP StaffJune 20, 2018

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Fauda star Itzik Cohen: ‘The show has become a great force for bringing people together’

Itzik Cohen, who plays Captain Gabi Ayub on the hit Israeli TV show Fauda, wrote this guest blog for Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), expressing his views on the show and on its contribution to peace. Fauda is a startup,…

CCFP StaffJune 18, 2018

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The Musrara School and the healing power of art

Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) recently visited Musrara: The Naggar Multidisciplinary School of Art and Society and spoke with people who are blending art and social activism to improve their neighborhood, their city, and their country. The school brings artists…

CCFP StaffApril 17, 2018

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Entertainment execs condemn threats against Netflix by Boycott Israel movement

Dear Mr. Sarandos and Mr. Friedlander, As the Chief Content Officer and Vice President of Original Series for Netflix, you’ve surely heard that Fauda, the hit Israeli television series which is distributed by Netflix and dramatizes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has found…

CCFP StaffApril 3, 2018

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The Epic Battle In Hollywood Over The Holy Land

In The City Where Myths Are Made, The Israeli And Palestinian Storyline Is Always In Rewrite. BY BRIAN SCHAEFER March 15, 2018 Throughout the long summer of 2014, as Hamas fired rockets deep into Israel from Gaza and the Israeli military retaliated…

CCFP StaffMarch 20, 2018

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Steve Aoki

CCFP StaffJanuary 29, 2018

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Dream Defenders is misleading rapper Vic Mensa and other artists about Israel

Grammy-nominated American rapper Vic Mensa recently published an article in TIME magazine wherein he compared the experiences of Palestinians to his experiences as a black man in America. This article, unfortunately, contains a great deal of inaccuracies and omits a…

CCFP StaffJanuary 22, 2018

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Lorde is only the latest: How touring in Israel thrusts musicians into controversy

By Allison Stewart January 12 in The Washington Post On Dec. 18, New Zealand pop music sensation Lorde announced plans to play concerts in Israel and Russia. On Dec. 24, she announced the cancellation of her Israeli concert, which was…

CCFP StaffJanuary 12, 2018