By Simon Johnson, Jewish Telegraph As a teenager in Bury in the 1980’s, it was almost obligatory to be a fan of The Smiths. From the moment that the first…
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The ex-Pink Floyd front man’s passionate calls for a cultural boycott of Israel are the subject of a new documentary. Director Ian Halperin says Waters must be held to account…
Much has been said and written ahead of Radiohead’s concert in Tel Aviv this week. The successful British rock band has been under pressure to cancel its visit to Israel,…
BY DAVID BRINN, Jpost.com APRIL 16, 2017 With a staggering number of international musical acts streaming to Israel, does anyone even remember BDS? The variations on “Hava Nagila” and “Hatikva” –…
by Shiryn Ghermezian for Algemeiner.com An entertainment industry advocacy organization called on fans to rally behind famed British electro duo The Chemical Brothers as they face pressure by anti-Israel activists, including…
Read the inspirational letter from singer Joss Stone on her performance in Tel Aviv, calling the very idea of BDS counterproductive and discriminatory. “Dear music lovers ! I just want…
As the Middle East devours itself, leaving behind the worst human devastation since World War II, an international movement seeks to delegitimize Israel, the region’s only intact society. Israel alone in…
As performers book gigs in Tel Aviv and elsewhere, promoters explain what draws them here… and what really keeps some of them away By: Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel…
J.K. Rowling, Daniel Battsek & Other Brits Write Open Letter Opposing Cultural Boycott Of Israel by Anita Busch and Anthony D’Alessandro In a letter published today in the UK’s The Guardian, artists across Great Britain including Harry Potter author J.K….
