CCFP In The News

Creative Community for Peace to Honor Top Music Execs for Second Annual Gala Aaron Bay-Schuck, Jacqueline Saturn and Troy Carter are among those receiving recognition at the Sept. 26 event. By MALINA SAVAL Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features@https://twitter.com/MalinaSaval Creative Community for…

Israel’s cultural exports are stronger than ever, with television, food and even celebrities making inroads overseas. But do they really have an impact? BY AMY SPIRO  JUNE 22, 2019 GAL GADOT waves to fans at the MTV Movie and TV Awards in…

By: Malina Saval, Variety The group included Vector's Ken Levitan, S-Curve Records' Steve Greenberg and Warner Music Group's Aton Ben-Horin, among others. This past weekend, squeezed between a string of Eurovision Song Contest parties, Tel Aviv’s posh Norman hotel played…

By Kelly Hartog, J Post LOS ANGELES – In 2008, a 24-year-old singer by the name of Hind Laroussi Tahir represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in Serbia. She didn’t even make it to the semifinals.But 10 years…

By: Andrew Trendell, NME "Building bridges through music and the arts as a means to achieving greater understanding and peace in the region" Stephen Fry, Sharon Osbourne, Scooter Braun and KISS’ Gene Simmons are among the names leading a letter…

By: Malina Saval, Variety As Tel Aviv gears up for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, taking place in the coastal Israeli city May 14 through 18, the entertainment industry non-profit Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) has released a statement in support of the internationally-attended…

By: Laura Snapes, The Guardian Public figures including Stephen Fry, Sharon Osbourne, Marina Abramovićand pop mogul Scooter Braun have signed a letter speaking out against a proposed boycott of this year’s Eurovision song contest, which is to be held in Tel Aviv in May. Their letter…

By: Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian Nick Cave has elaborated on his stance regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling the cultural boycott of Israel “cowardly and shameful”. Cave played a pair of concerts in Tel Aviv in November 2017 with his band the…

BY ARI INGEL, The Jerusalem Post It was disturbing to see Roger Waters once again publicly denounce and vilify a band that was booked to play a show in Israel. His recent Facebook post also contained his usual lies about…