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- [The UN Commission of Inquiry is Back with Another Anti-Israel Smear Report](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/29/7563/) - This is what happens when a biased UN commission launders an accusation through the language of human rights — and celebrities repeat it to millions without understanding the law, the evidence, or the source. Children in Gaza have suffered terribly. Every civilian death is a tragedy. But tragedy is not genocide and Israel never intentionally
- [French Film Boycott, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Jerry O'Connell](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/15/french-film-boycott-paramount-warner-bros-and-jerry-oconnell/)
- [Eurovision, Educating the Next Generation, and New Advisory Board Members](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/15/eurovision-educating-the-next-generation-and-new-advisory-board-members/)
- [Eurovision, Venice Biennale, and A Few Tony's](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/15/eurovision-venice-biennale-and-a-few-tonys-2/)
- [Eurovision, Venice Biennale, Hollywood's Leaders Gather](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/15/eurovision-venice-biennale-hollywoods-leaders-gather/)
- [Eurovision, Venice Biennale, and A Few Tony's](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/15/eurovision-venice-biennale-and-a-few-tonys/)
- [CCFP Stands With French Artists Rejecting the Boycott of Nadav Lapid](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/06/10/ccfp-stands-with-french-artists-rejecting-the-boycott-of-nadav-lapid/) - PHOTO-2026-06-10-06-52-38 PHOTO-2026-06-10-06-52-38 1 PHOTO-2026-06-10-06-52-39 2 PHOTO-2026-06-10-06-52-39 3 PHOTO-2026-06-10-06-52-39 4 PHOTO-2026-06-10-06-52-39 6
- [More Than 190 Hollywood Notables Sign Pro-Israel Statement Criticizing Hamas](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/08/23/more-than-190-hollywood-notables-sign-pro-israel-statement-criticizing-hamas/) - More Than 190 Hollywood Notables Sign Pro-Israel Statement Criticizing Hamas "Hamas cannot be allowed to rain rockets on Israeli cities," read the statement signed by more than 190 entertainment execs, actors, producers and showrunners A pro-Israel activist organization is circulating a list of at least 190 names of high-profile Hollywood industry figures — studio heads,
- [Open Letter Opposing Cultural Boycott Of Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/10/22/open-letter-opposing-cultural-boycott-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. Rowling, Dame Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall) and Simon Schama are rallying in support of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue versus cultural boycotts in a new group known as the Culture
- [I'm an Arab. Here's why I'll be performing with Radiohead in Israel.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/07/18/im-an-arab-heres-why-ill-be-performing-with-radiohead-in-israel/) - 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, in another attempt to boycott the only democracy in the Middle East. Among the critics was director Ken Loach, who called on the band not to
- ['Wish you weren’t here': Is Roger Waters a peace activist or an anti-Semite?](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/10/31/wish-you-werent-here-is-roger-waters-a-peace-activist-or-an-anti-semite/) - 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 for his actions By Nirit Anderman | Oct. 30, 2017 | 11:56 PM He’s written some of the greatest songs of all time, fronted one of the
- [The Battle For Cultural Freedom](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/12/04/the-battle-for-cultural-freedom/) - 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 thrilling chords of “What Difference does it make” rolled across the school common room, I was a fan. And if you were a fan of The
- [ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP CALLS ON E.U. TO CANCEL ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN GATHERING](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/17/there-is-no-israeli-palestinian-conflict/) - BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH OCTOBER 3, 2018 The anti-Israel Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has called on the EU to cancel a program to bring together young Israelis and Palestinians in December under the pretext that the event promotes normalization between the two people.The group said that it sent a letter last
- [Israeli-Palestinian orchestra brings message of peace to divided America](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/30/israeli-palestinian-orchestra-brings-message-of-peace-to-divided-america/) - By OLIVIA HAMPTON WASHINGTON (AFP) — Israeli, Palestinian and other Middle Eastern musicians brought a message of peace this week to an America torn by caustic political discourse. For nearly 20 years, youths from sworn enemy countries have performed classical music together at the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the brainchild of conductor Daniel Barenboim and late Palestinian American
- [UN releases ‘unprecedented’ report linking anti-Semitism to BDS movement](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/07/un-releases-unprecedented-report-linking-anti-semitism-to-bds-movement/) - Israeli, Jewish and pro-Israel groups all applauded the publication of an ‘unprecedented’ United Nations report on anti-Semitism, that, among other issues, links anti-Semitism to criticism of Israel and the BDS movement. “This report marks one of the first times the U.N. has addressed the issue of anti-Semitism in any detail,” said Anne Herzberg, Legal Advisor
- [Arab Thinkers Call to Abandon Boycotts and Engage With Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/25/arab-thinkers-call-to-abandon-boycotts-and-engage-with-israel/) - By David M. Halbfinger Nov. 20, 2019 Boycotting Israel is a failure, and has only helped that country while damaging Arab nations that have long shunned the Jewish state, according to a small new group of liberal-minded Arab thinkers from across the Middle East who are pushing to engage with Israel on the theory that
- [Top Level Executives Sign Open Letter to Alice Walker](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/07/11/top-level-executives-sign-open-letter-to-alice-walker/) - Top Level Executives Sign Open Letter to Alice Walker June 11, 2013 Open Letter: As advisory board members of the Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), an organization that believes in the power of art and music to build bridges and foster understanding, we are saddened by Alice Walker's misleading statements about Israel in a recent
- [](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/02/13/3266-2/) - Letter: Over 100 artists announce a cultural boycott of Israel Friday 13 February 2015 11.51 ESTLast modified on Sunday 15 February 201510.25 EST Along with more than 600 other fellow artists, we are announcing today that we will not engage in business-as-usual cultural relations with Israel. We will accept neither professional invitations to Israel, nor funding, from
- [Artists have refused to capitulate to BDS pressure](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/09/16/biting-the-bds-bullet/) - By David Brinn, original article in The Jerusalem Post here. Tue, Sep, 15 2015 From Kanye West to Mariah Carey to Matisyahu, artists have refused to capitulate to BDS pressure, yet the long-term threat of the movement remains unclear. It's the question that causes the pause. In the literally hundreds of interviews I've conducted with international
- [Letter from Singer Joss Stone After Israel Concert](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/08/01/letter-from-singer-joss-stone-after-israel-concert/) - 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 to make a quick comment on my gig in Israel... Firstly, I LOVED the experience of playing in this place... Mainly because of the people.
- [Why the anti-Israel boycott movement is an immoral threat to peace, By Yossi Klein Halevi](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/06/29/why-the-anti-israel-boycott-movement-is-an-immoral-threat-to-peace/) - BDS is at once immoral and a threat to peace. Immoral, because it perpetuates the lie that Israel is solely or even primarily to blame for the absence of a Palestinian state — rather than the repeated rejection by Palestinian leaders of peace plans presented over the decades. Immoral, too, because it ignores the anti-Israel and
- [Fans Urged to Rally Behind The Chemical Brothers After BDS Supporter Roger Waters Calls on British Electro Duo to Cancel Israel Show](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/11/08/ans-urged-to-rally-behind-the-chemical-brothers-after-bds-supporter-roger-waters-calls-on-british-electro-duo-to-cancel-israel-show/) - 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 former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters, to cancel their upcoming concert in the Jewish state. “We need YOU to write messages of support to English
- [FORGET BDS: KEEP ON ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/04/20/forget-bds-keep-on-rocking-in-the-free-world/) - 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” – two “Jewish” songs that foreigners most often associate with Israel – are going to be stretched to their limits over the next few months, as
- [Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/07/29/is-b-d-s-anti-semitic-a-closer-look-at-the-boycott-israel-campaign/) - July 27, 2019 JERUSALEM — In a matter of months, a campaign to boycott Israel has moved from the margins of politics — liberal college campuses and protest marches — to Congress, where the freshman representatives Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have become its most vocal backers, drawing fire from the
- [Irish Dance Group's Trip to Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/07/09/let-israeli-artists-tell-their-stories-2/) - Threatening Messages to Teachers, Parents and Students Force Cancellation of Irish Dance Group's Trip to Israel By: Nick Lieber - Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace The first ever Irish dancing competition in Israel was meant to be held this coming August. When news broke, the organizers began receiving an onslaught of pressure
- [Carlos Santana and Joss Stone brought messages of peace to Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/08/14/carlos-santana-and-joss-stone-brought-messages-of-peace-to-israel/) - Carlos Santana and Joss Stone brought messages of peace to Israel By: Nick Lieber - Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace Music will not solve all of the world’s problems. A song can’t end poverty. An album won’t cure disease. And a concert won’t bring about that long-awaited and crucially important peace between
- [Why Artists Can't Perform in Israel & Palestinian Territories](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/11/10/why-artists-cant-perform-in-israel-palestinian-territories/) - 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 to also perform in the Palestinian Territories. “When deciding to play the region, my intention
- [To the NFL Delegation to Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/02/13/to-the-nfl-delegation-to-israel/) - We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) -- an organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the arts and culture as a means to peace and to countering the attempted cultural boycott of Israel -- were happy to hear of your upcoming trip to Israel. We are aware that there
- [Music industry boycott of Israel? Not so much](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/02/14/music-industry-boycott-of-israel-not-so-much/) - 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 of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the arts as a means to peace and
- [The Oscars and the BDS Victory that Wasn’t](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/02/28/the-oscars-and-the-bds-victory-that-wasnt/) - We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) — an organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the arts as a means to peace and to countering the cultural boycott of Israel — have long since noted that supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement are quick to falsely
- [CCFP Response to Open Letter Calling for Radiohead to Boycott Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/04/25/ccfp-response-to-open-letter-calling-for-radiohead-to-boycott-israel/) - As Israeli concert promoters prepare for their busiest concert season in history, the Boycott Israel movement continues its efforts to target individual artists to try to convince them to cancel their concerts, with Radiohead as the latest target. Boycott activists have also recruited several artists to join their efforts, who have once again penned an
- [EXCLUSIVE: Another False BDS Claim](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/06/01/exclusive-another-false-bds-claim/) - Swiss actress Jasna Fritzi Bauer has been falsely accused of withdrawing from the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival in support of the boycott of Israel when in reality she had a scheduling conflict. Jasna has a deep love for Israel and its people, and she was thrilled to be coming to Tel Aviv for the
- [Wonder Woman is under attack in the Middle East](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/06/12/wonder-woman-is-under-attack-in-the-middle-east/) - 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 brief moment, she even has to wonder whether or not people are worth saving at all. This past week, as we watched
- [Entertainment industry group responds to Lorde's Israel cancellation](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/12/24/entertainment-industry-group-responds-to-lordes-israel-cancellation/) - 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 a small but loud minority. The boycott movement, while often painting itself as a movement
- [Creative Community For Peace Statement on the Killing of George Floyd](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/05/creative-community-for-peace-statement-on-the-killing-of-george-floyd/) - For Immediate Release - May 29, 2020 Creative Community for Peace's statement regarding the incident in Minneapolis and this crisis facing the black community in America, which affects us all:
- [Sia, Debra Messing and Others Join 300+ Entertainment Industry Leaders in Rejection of the Cultural Boycott of Israel and their Support for Israel’s Largest LGBTQ+ Film Festival and its Participating Filmmakers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/19/sia-debra-messing-and-others-join-200-entertainment-industry-leaders-in-rejection-of-the-cultural-boycott-of-israel-and-their-support-for-israels-largest-lgbtq-film-festival-and-its-partic/) - Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, Mayim Bialik, Billy Porter, Dame Helen Mirren, Debra Messing, Sia, Phil Rosenthal, Zachary Quinto, Sherry Lansing, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Dana Goldberg, Iliza Shlesinger, Gene Simmons, Greg Berlanti, Michael Ian Black, Tracy Ann Oberman, and Diane Warren among 300+ celebrities and entertainment industry professionals sign open letter against boycott of Israel’s largest
- [Open Letter - Eurovision](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/02/14/eurovisionccfp2024/) - Helen Mirren, Liev Schreiber, Gene Simmons, Scooter Braun, Boy George, Mayim Bialik, Haim Saban, Julianna Margulies, Sharon Osbourne, Debra Messing, Emmy Rossum Support Israel’s Continued Inclusion in Eurovision Jody Gerson, Julie Greenwald, Ginnifer Goodwin, Selma Blair, Noa Kirel, Tom Rothman, Harvey Mason jr., Skyler Astin, Gregg Sulkin, Patricia Heaton, Diane Warren, Tracy-Ann Oberman among 400+
- [150+ Entertainment Industry Leaders Call on Emmys to Rescind Nomination of Bisan Owda Amidst Ties to Terrorist Organization](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/08/19/emmysccfp/) - LOS ANGELES — More than 150 entertainment industry leaders signed an open letter released by the nonprofit organization, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), urging the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to rescind the Emmy nomination of Bisan Atef Owda for the 2024 News & Documentary category. The letter, which comes in response
- [Music moguls to artists: Don't boycott Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2012/04/25/music-moguls-to-artists-dont-boycott-israel/) - By Danielle Berrin, JewishJournal.com On a recent Tuesday, a group of 30 leading music executives, talent agents and entertainment lawyers gathered for lunch in the downstairs conference room at the law offices of Ziffren Brittenham in Century City. Together, the group represents the likes of Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez and Justin
- [Open Letter to Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/04/18/open-letter-to-roger-waters/) - Open Letter to Roger Waters: Music Is Our Shared Language One-sided cultural embargos such as those advocated by Mr. Waters are an affront to both Palestinian and Israeli moderates who seek peace. By: Steve Schnur Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters has declareed that a boycott of Israel is the “way to go”(“Roger Waters Calls For Boycott
- [Israel’s Detractors Must Stop Politicizing Art](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/07/29/israels-detractors-must-stop-politicizing-art/) - Commentary: Israel’s Detractors Must Stop Politicizing Art Alicia Keys was absolutely right to ignore detractors and perform in Israel. By Ben Silverman I would like to congratulate Alicia Keys on her sold out concert in Israel on July 4 where she brought a message of love to a region continuously looking for peace. While July
- [Music Industry Comfortably Numb to Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/02/16/music-industry-comfortably-numb-to-roger-waters/) - Music industry comfortably numb to Roger Waters’ bigotry By Craig Balsam Musician Roger WatersPhoto: WireImage As a life-long fan of music, especially rock, it pains me that I’ve stopped listening to Pink Floyd. But the misguided geopolitical musings of Roger Waters on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and his stubborn insistence that all artists join him in a
- [INTERVIEW: The BDS Movement is a form of censorship](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/06/29/interview-the-bds-movement-is-a-form-of-censorship/) - By Rachel Avraham The whole purpose of music, theater, and art is to express oneself and to share ones creation with people across the entire world. For this reason, the very nature of music, theater and art knows no national borders. Thus, any movement to separate actors, artists and musicians from their fans is the
- [Is Thurston Moore Opposed to Israel's Existence?](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/07/28/is-thurston-moore-opposed-to-israels-existence/) - By David Renzer and Steve Schnur, June 28, 2015 (as published in the Jerusalem Post) Earlier this year Thurston Moore, the American musician best known for his time in Sonic Youth, canceled his scheduled performance in Israel. No statement was made at the time, forcing observers to guess as to his motives. His recent statement
- [The Power of Art to Bring People Together](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/08/25/the-power-of-art-to-bring-people-together/) - Rather than recognizing the power of the arts to bring people together, BDS unfortunately promotes the further separating of peoples whose chances for a peaceful future could only be enhanced by art. by Steve Schnur and David Renzer, August 25, 2015; The Jerusalem Post Last week, the world was exposed to some of the fundamental
- [Why Roger Waters fails to sway prominent musicians into boycotting Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/10/10/3224-2/) - Why Roger Waters fails to sway prominent musicians into boycotting Israel By DAVID RENZER, STEVE SCHNUR Waters functioning as a "bull horn" for spreading untruths and misinformation only fan the flame rather than seek to use the power of music and culture to unite. Roger Waters tried again to sway a prominent musician into boycotting
- [Recent actions of BDS groups expose discriminatory, anti-Semitic underpinnings](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/08/25/recent-actions-of-bds-groups-expose-discriminatory-anti-semitic-underpinnings/) - By Steve Schnur and David Renzer, August 25, 2015; Jewish Journal Posted on Aug. 25, 2015 at 9:37 am Last week, the world was exposed to some of the fundamental flaws of the "Boycott Israel" faction known as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Sadly, in this case, the victims were artists. The first
- [CCFP Director Jill Hoyt in the Algemeiner](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/04/19/cultural-organization-pushes-back-against-bds-by-providing-behind-the-scenes-support-for-artists-planning-to-perform-in-israel-interview/) - Cultural Organization Pushes Back Against BDS by Providing Behind-the-Scenes Support for Artists Planning to Perform in Israel (INTERVIEW) Despite pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Hollywood celebrities and famous musicians are choosing to visit and perform in the Jewish state, the director of an entertainment industry advocacy organization toldThe Algemeiner. “Music
- [BDS exploits artists like Brian Eno](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/09/13/bds-exploits-artists-like-brian-eno/) - Out of solidarity with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel, British musician Brian Eno has refused permission for an Israeli dance company to use his music, citing alleged efforts by the Israeli government to misuse artists to whitewash its crimes. Mr. Eno's action is the latest outcome of longstanding efforts by BDS
- [Anti-Israel comments by Roger Waters make him the ‘odd man out’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/10/17/why-roger-waters-anti-israel-comments-make-him-the-odd-man-out-at-desert-trip-festival/) - Roger Waters’ support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel shows just how much of an anomaly he is at this week’s Desert Trip festival -- not to mention in the wider artistic community. Roger Waters expends a great deal of energy attempting to convince artists to embrace the cultural boycott of
- [Billboard: Creative Community for Peace on Urging Artists to Play Israel & Challenging Roger Waters to a Debate](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/01/06/billboard-creative-community-for-peace-on-urging-artists-to-play-israel-challenging-roger-waters-to-a-debate/) - Top music execs Craig Balsam & David Renzer discuss "the importance of building cultural bridges and not boycotts" in the face of the BDS movement. A common love of music may have carried Craig Balsam (co-founder of Razor & Tie Entertainment), David Renzer (chairman of Spirit Music Group) and Steve Schnur (Electronic Arts' worldwide executive
- [BRITNEY SPEARS TO PERFORM IN ISRAEL, PROMOTERS SAY BDS INFLUENCE WANING](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/03/28/britney-spears-to-perform-in-israel-promoters-say-bds-influence-waning/) - BY ELIYAHU KAMISHER MARCH 28, 2017 19:57, Jerusalem Post Spears’ concert, which was announced in a swanky Tel Aviv hotel, looks like a done deal. After years of fighting to get US pop sensation Britney Spears to perform in Israel, promoters have finally set the date of July 3 in Tel Aviv. While Spears is no
- [US group looks to prep visiting performers for onslaught of BDS pressure](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/01/11/us-group-looks-to-prep-visiting-performers-for-onslaught-of-bds-pressure/) - Even before celebrities announce their visits, they must be braced to weather the inevitable boycott storm, says pro-Israel artists' collective By TRACY FRYDBERG in TIMES OF ISRAEL, 11 January 2018, 11:42 am When artists book a show in Israel, they can expect a few things: a meaningful visit to the Western Wall, sunbathing in Tel Aviv,
- [Lorde is only the latest: How touring in Israel thrusts musicians into controversy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/01/12/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 scheduled for June 5 at the Tel Aviv Convention Centre. “I’m not too proud to
- [ARTISTS SHOULD NEVER BE SILENCED](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/18/artists-should-never-be-silenced/) - 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 the State of Israel.His latest target was a cover band called The UK Pink Floyd
- [ASSESSING THE GAL GADOT EFFECT ON ISRAEL'S IMAGE](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/06/24/assessing-the-gal-gadot-effect-on-israels-image/) - 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 Santa Monica, California, last week. Do any of them care that she’s Israeli?. (photo credit:
- [Creative Community for Peace to Honor Ziggy Marley, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Troy Carter & More at Annual Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/09/11/creative-community-for-peace-to-honor-ziggy-marley-aaron-bay-schuck-troy-carter-more-at-annual-gala/) - Creative Community for Peace to Honor Ziggy Marley, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Troy Carter & More at Annual Gala 8/20/2019 by Chris Eggertsen The organization seeks to counter the cultural boycott of Israel. The Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) will honor Warner Records CEO/co-chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck, Caroline Music/CMG president Jacqueline Saturn, Q&A and Atom Factory founder Troy Carter; Latin music manager Walter Kolm and singer-songwriter Ziggy Marley at its second
- [Ice Cube Tweets Out Star of David With Apparent Occult Reference](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/11/ice-cube-tweets-out-star-of-david-with-apparent-occult-reference/) - PHOTO: DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 17: BIG3 founder Ice Cube reacts during week nine of the BIG3 three on three basketball league at American Airlines Center on August 17, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/BIG3 via Getty Images) By Aaron Bandler June 10, 2020 Rapper and actor Ice Cube has tweeted out several
- [Chelsea Handler finally deletes Farrakhan video after days of outrage](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/17/chelsea-handler-finally-deletes-farrakhan-video-after-days-of-outrage/) - By: Amy Spiro June 17, 2020 Comedian Chelsea Handler posted and then deleted a video of Louis Farrakhan on Instagram this week — but only after two days of doubling down amid a wave of criticism. Before Handler deleted the video, it had reportedly been shared and liked by a wide range of other Hollywood celebrities, despite Farrakhan’s well-documented history
- [Chelsea Handler Calls Farrakhan Video ‘Powerful’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/16/chelsea-handler-calls-farrakhan-video-powerful/) - By Aaron Bandler June 15, 2020 Actress Chelsea Handler shared a video of Louis Farrakhan discussing racism on her Instagram page on June 14 and called it “powerful.” The video is a clip of the nation of Islam leader taking questions from the audience during an appearance on “The Phil Donahue Show” on an unspecified
- [Waters Calls Adelson ‘Puppet Master’ Behind Trump Administration, Says Zionism Is ‘Ugly Stain’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/23/waters-calls-adelson-puppet-master-behind-trump-administration-says-zionism-is-ugly-stain/) - Read this article on Jewish Journal here. By Aaron Bandler June 22, 2020 Former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters called philanthropist and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson a “puppet master” and Zionism “an ugly stain” in a June 20 interview with a Hamas-affiliated television network. According to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Waters told Shehab News
- [BDS Anti-Normalization Bent on Silencing Arab Voices](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/29/bds-anti-normalization-bent-on-silencing-arab-voices/) - By Ari Ingel & Karys R. Oschin On social media, Emiratis, Bahrainis and Israelis are reaching out to one another in celebration of the historic Abraham Accord, which has normalized informal relations between Israel and the two countries. State leaders, cultural figures, and private citizens are already extending invitations to visit each other and
- [EXCLUSIVE: Billie Eilish becomes victim of 'manufactured outrage': Singer's Instagram was targeted by anti-Semitic bots and trolls after she promoted her new album on MTV Israel, report reveals](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/10/11/exclusive-billie-eilish-becomes-victim-of-manufactured-outrage-singers-instagram-was-targeted-by-anti-semitic-bots-and-trolls-after-she-promoted-her-new-album-on-mtv-israel-report-reveals/) - Read the original article on Daily Mail here. A new social media analysis shows Billie Eilish's Instagram account was targeted by anti-Semitic bots and trolls after she promoted her new album on MTV Israel The 19-year-old pop singer released a video to her Israeli audience on July 31, announcing the release of her second studio
- [Helen Mirren and Mila Kunis slam boycott of Israeli LGBTQ+ film festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/11/19/billy-porter-mila-kunis-and-sharon-osbourne-defend-israels-lgbtq-film-festival-against-the-bully-boycott-palestinian-supporters-say-it-is-pinkwashing-oppression/) - Click here to read the article. Helen Mirren, Mila Kunis and Zachary Quinto have slammed filmmakers calling for a boycott of an Israeli LGBTQ+ film festival. Last year, moviemakers including Turner Prize winner Charlotte Prodger and Palme d'Or nominee Alain Guiraudie led calls for a boycott of the Tel Aviv International LGBTQ Film Festival in
- [Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and Culture](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/03/anti-jewish-bias-is-spreading-in-arts-and-culture/) - By Hilary Danailova January 2022 There is little doubt that antisemitism in America has intensified recently. In the world of arts and culture, it may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon. This bias plays out in multiple ways, according to those
- [Gene Simmons and other Entertainment Industry Heavyweights blast anti-Israel boycott of Sydney Festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/07/gene-simmons-and-other-entertainment-industry-heavyweights-blast-anti-israel-boycott-of-sydney-festival/) - An anti-­Israeli protest boycotting the Sydney Festival has been slammed as censorship for political purposes by celebrities around the world, including KISS frontman Gene Simmons. By: Christopher Harris Hollywood heavyweights have clapped back at anti-­Israeli protesters boycotting the Sydney Festival after the Israeli embassy handed over $20,000 to help the arts ­festival put on a
- [Assertion Israel is a racist state is simply not true](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/10/assertion-israel-is-a-racist-state-is-simply-not-true/) - This month, several editorials have been published and countless toxic comments made on ­social media calling on artists to boycott the Sydney Festival. The reason? The Israeli ­Embassy in Sydney wanted financially to support the artists, musicians and community of Sydney, a gesture of goodwill and friendship that has been offered in past festivals by
- [Creative Community for Peace: Entertainment’s Answer to the BDS Movement](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/02/03/creative-community-for-peace-entertainments-answer-to-the-bds-movement/) - “That is beautiful! To me that is love—when people are exchanging culture and taking a piece of this wonderful culture and saying a word that means ‘Celebration!’” It’s hardly just another international tour stop when entertainers perform in Israel. But on the second night of Hanukkah in 2021, pop group Black Eyed Peas performed a
- [Eugene Levy, Darren Star, Billie Eilish Managers Among Honorees at Creative Community for Peace Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/09/30/eugene-levy-darren-star-billie-eilish-managers-among-honorees-at-creative-community-for-peace-gala/) - By Jazz Tangcay READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and producer Eugene Levy and “Sex In the City” creator Darren Star are among those who will be honored at the Creative Community for Peace Gala next month. The Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), an apolitical organization made up of prominent members of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the
- [Adam Brody, Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy Among Jewish Celebrities Who Homes Destroyed in Los Angeles Wildfires](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/01/13/adam-brody-billy-crystal-eugene-levy-among-jewish-celebrities-who-homes-destroyed-in-los-angeles-wildfires/) - Read the original article here. By: Shiryn Ghermezian Adam Brody, Billy Crystal, and Eugene Levy are among the Jewish celebrities whose homes have been destroyed and reduced to rubble by the wildfires in Los Angeles County that started early Tuesday morning and have so far killed 10 people. Brody and his wife, actress Leighton Meester,
- [David Zedeck, Brandon Goodman Among 2022 Ambassadors of Peace Honorees – Billboard](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/04/david-zedeck-brandon-goodman-among-2022-ambassadors-of-peace-honorees-billboard/) - Read the original article here. By Paul Grein United Talent Agency’s global co-head of music David Zedeck and music managers Brandon Goodman and Danny Rukasin are among the honorees at the fourth annual Ambassadors of Peace (AOP) event on Oct. 26 in Beverly Hills. The outdoor event is sponsored by the non-profit, Creative Community for Peace (CCFP). Other honorees include Autumn
- [Emmanuelle Chriqui on Speaking Up Against Antisemitism in Hollywood: Maybe One Day I Can Play a ‘Complex and Fierce’ Jewish Woman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/23/emmanuelle-chriqui-on-speaking-up-against-antisemitism-in-hollywood-maybe-one-day-i-can-play-a-complex-and-fierce-jewish-woman/) - Read the original article here. By Emmanuelle Chriqui I was born in Montreal and raised in Toronto to a traditional French, Jewish and Moroccan family. My parents emigrated from Morocco with my older brother in tow in the mid- to late- 1960s. As with so many immigrant stories, they came with very little and built a
- [Jerry Seinfeld Meets With Families of Israeli Hostages Amid Ongoing Conflict](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/12/21/jerry-seinfeld-meets-with-families-of-israeli-hostages-amid-ongoing-conflict/) - You can read the original article here. The comedian landed in the country Monday before visiting families at the headquarters of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Jerry Seinfeld is showing support for the families of Israeli hostages after arriving in the country earlier this week. According to multiple local news sources, the comedian and Seinfeld star landed
- [Montana Tucker, Annie Lennox, Recording Academy CEO Make Israel Statements at the 2024 Grammys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/02/07/montana-tucker-annie-lennox-recording-academy-ceo-make-israel-statements-at-the-2024-grammys/) - Read the original article here. The Jewish community had a lot to process following the 66th Annual Grammys on Sunday night. The Jewish community had a lot to process following the 66th Annual Grammys on Sunday night. There were moments to cheer, and moments to cringe. In his remarks, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason, Jr.
- [Boy George, Sharon Osbourne, Gene Simmons & More Sign Letter Rejecting Attempt to Bar Israel From 2024 Eurovision Song Contest](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/02/15/boy-george-sharon-osbourne-gene-simmons-more-sign-letter-rejecting-attempt-to-bar-israel-from-2024-eurovision-song-contest/) - Read the original article here. Mayim Bialik, Helen Mirren, Scooter Braun, Selma Blair and more than 380 others also lent their names to open letter. By: Gil Kaufman A wide-ranging group of more than 400 musicians, actors, agents and managers and studio executives signed an open letter to the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest rejecting attempts by some participating countries
- [Jewish Nonprofit Calls on Emmys to Rescind Palestinian Journalist’s ‘Inexcusable’ Nom, Citing Ties to PFLP | Exclusive](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/08/02/jewish-nonprofit-calls-on-emmys-to-rescind-palestinian-journalists-inexcusable-nom-citing-ties-to-pflp-exclusive/) - Read the original article here. Bisan Atef Owda was nominated with AJ+ at news Emmys for series “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” Creative Community for Peace, an entertainment nonprofit, is calling for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to rescind an Emmy Awards nomination for Bisan Atef Owda, a Palestinian
- [Creative Community for Peace Courts Biggest Crowd Yet at Annual 'Ambassadors of Peace' Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/09/30/creative-community-for-peace-courts-biggest-crowd-yet-at-annual-ambassadors-of-peace-gala/) - Read the original article here. By Sara Smola Mayim Bialik, Ben Silverman, Elliot Grainge, Phylicia Fant, and Josh Binder Named 2024 Ambassadors of Peace "I never in my life imagined that I would be in a position to fight for the right of Israel to exist," said actress and author Mayim Bialik at Creative Community
- [Bisan Owda’s Claims of IDF Executing Palestinians Prompt New Calls to Rescind Her Emmy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/10/21/bisan-owdas-claims-of-idf-executing-palestinians-prompt-new-calls-to-rescind-her-emmy/) - Read the original article here. The activist Palestinian journalist identified a line of men detained by the IDF as a “death queue” without providing evidence for her claims By: Mike Roe A post from activist Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda made unsubstantiated claims calling an image of men captured by the Israeli military a “death queue,”
- [Kneecap’s Anti-Israel Coachella Show Roils Music Industry, Jewish Groups: Multiple Warnings ‘Totally Ignored’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/04/23/kneecaps-anti-israel-coachella-show-roils-music-industry-jewish-groups-multiple-warnings-totally-ignored/) - Read the original article here. Organizers were reportedly blindsided by the hip-hop trio’s “Fuck Israel” display – but one advocacy group says it sounded the alarm days in advance Coachella organizers were warned in advance by multiple people that the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap would take an aggressive anti-Israel stance when they were booked at
- [Proceeding as Planned Israel Can Compete in Eurovision After Organizers Decided Not to Vote on a Ban](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/12/05/proceeding-as-planned-israel-can-compete-in-eurovision-after-organizers-decided-not-to-vote-on-a-ban/) - Read the original article here. Several countries, including Ireland and Spain, announced they would boycott the event over objections to Israel’s war with Hamas By Kory Grow Israel can compete in the 2026 Eurovision contest after organizers decided not to hold a vote about whether or not to disqualify the country. “A large majority of Members agreed
- ['Lies designed to demonize Jews': Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing sign letter advocating for Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/06/03/lies-designed-to-demonize-jews-mayim-bialik-debra-messing-sign-letter-advocating-for-israel/) - Read the original article here. The Creative Community For Peace letter calls for the end to "lies designed to demonize Israel and the Jewish people." Nearly 400+ people in the entertainment industry signed an open letter calling for "a rejection of extremist rhetoric and the spread of misinformation." The Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) released
- [After five countries quit Eurovision over Israel, over 1,000 entertainment figures push back](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/04/20/after-five-countries-quit-eurovision-over-israel-over-1000-entertainment-figures-push-back/) - Read the original article here. Over 1,000 entertainment industry leaders sign letter backing Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision, rejecting boycott efforts and emphasizing music’s unifying power. More than one thousand leading entertainment industry figures have signed an open letter by the non-profit organization Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) to support Israel’s continued inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest. Israel
- [A special thank you from Scarlett Johansson to YOU](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/02/11/a-special-thank-you-from-scarlett-johansson-to-you/) - A special thank you from Scarlett Johansson to YOU We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) believe in the power of art and music to build bridges for peace. We believe that nothing can make peace in the Middle East more elusive than singling out Israel for boycotts. As many of you know, American actress Scarlett Johansson
- [Bridges, Not Boycotts](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/08/06/the-power-of-art-to-bring-people-together-2/) - Bridges, Not Boycotts By CCFP Staff Singer Pharrell Williams is expected to face protests and boycotts of his shows in South Africa. Why? Because of his partnership with Woolworth's, a retailer which imports 0.1% of its produce from Israel. People have threatened to block off roads to the concerts or even occupy the venues to
- [Don't Give BDS Undue Credit](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/07/19/dont-give-bds-undue-credit/) - Don't Give BDS Undue Credit By: Nick Lieber - Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace Pharrell Williams has canceled his show in Israel. That much is clear. It is also clear that Pharrell, like virtually every international artist who has scheduled a performance in Israel, received pressure from supporters of the Boycott, Divestment,
- [Pro-Israel students at UCLA slam 'antisemitic' film screening attended by Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/12/06/pro-israel-students-at-ucla-slam-antisemitic-film-screening-attended-by-roger-waters/) - The Pink Floyd musician and outspoken BDS proponent was one high-profile attendee at the screening of the film that he narrated. A group of pro-Israel students at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have condemned a recent film screening on campus hosted by a pro-Palestinian group, accusing the event of perpetuating antisemitic conspiracy theories.
- [Roger Waters shouldn't silence Israeli artists](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/09/13/roger-waters-shouldnt-silence-israeli-artists/) - Surely, everybody is familiar with the phrase “The pot calling the kettle black.” Unfortunately it’s what comes to mind when reading Roger Waters’ 9/17/17 piece in The New York Times entitled “Congress Shouldn’t Silence Human Rights Advocates.” In it, Waters attacks efforts to combat the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) campaign, describing them as
- [From Germany to Los Angeles, accusations of anti-Semitism piling up against Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/12/04/from-germany-to-los-angeles-accusations-of-anti-semitism-piling-up-against-roger-waters/) - From the headlines he’s been making, it seems that former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters is becoming better known for his politics than for his music. Take this week, for example, when German broadcasters made the decision not to air his concerts in Germany next summer following public backlash against his actions toward Israel, which
- [Dream Defenders is misleading rapper Vic Mensa and other artists about Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/01/22/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 great deal of context. The fault for this lies less with Mr. Mensa and more
- [BRIDGES, NOT BOYCOTTS: The BDS movement's reach goes much further than just pressuring Artists not to perform in Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/09/18/bridges-not-boycotts-the-bds-movements-reach-goes-much-further-than-just-pressuring-artists-not-to-perform-in-israel/) - The Meteor Festival in northern Israel opened on September 6 with dozens of artists from around the world. They included many performers who were pressured to boycott – such as Kamasi Washington, Pusha T, Soulwax, and Mura Masa – but instead created a space where Israeli fans of all backgrounds and opinions could set aside
- [NYT Claims Israel " Rigged" Eurovision](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/05/15/nyt-claims-israel-rigged-eurovision/) - The New York Times has hit a new low with their journalistic malpractice. eurovsion slide 1 eurovsion slide 2 eurovsion slide 3 eurovsion slide 4 eurovsion slide 5 eurovsion slide 6 eurovsion slide 7 eurovsion slide 8 eurovsion slide 9
- [Israel decries Venice Biennale protests as ‘intimidation’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/05/13/israel-decries-venice-biennale-protests-as-intimidation/) - Read the original article here. Demonstrations outside the Israeli pavilion came after Italy’s government opposed efforts by Biennale organizers and jurors to exclude the Jewish state. ( May 11, 2026 / JNS ) Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday decried protests at the Israeli pavilion of the Venice Biennale art show, whose opening last week caused
- [Melissa Barrera Amplified Extremist Propaganda](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/05/08/melissa-barrera-amplified-extremist-propaganda/) - Melissa Barrera claims she was punished simply for “speaking truth”, advocating for “peace,” and calling out “injustice”. That is false. The receipts speak for themselves. She didn’t just criticize Israel policy. She repeatedly amplified conspiratorial, extremist, and deeply inflammatory content to millions of followers. 687722486_18583481620048575_9171261996286664903_n 686155199_18583481656048575_3080489447672740366_n 686829456_18583481635048575_7371215798839532975_n 689904829_18583481638048575_4687151861437904557_n 670644263_18583481665048575_7082654023003940705_n 689157812_18583481683048575_1655905238288351382_n 684692045_18583481647048575_5802979579533970396_n 696503675_18583481680048575_8179075546626970592_n 684632716_18583481704048575_2104088894497141313_n 686481778_18583481692048575_3449732951175936018_n 685636683_18583481722048575_137625198186545532_n
- [Coachella, Eurovision and "Ye"](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/04/22/coachella-eurovision-and-ye/)
- [New Advisory Board Members and AOP Award Recipient Takes Over](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/04/22/new-advisory-board-members-and-aop-award-recipient-takes-over/)
- [The Oscars, The Truth Behind The Voice of Hind Rajab, CCFP's Vanguard](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/04/22/the-oscars-the-truth-behind-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-ccfps-vanguard/)
- [Eurovision - Open Letter ](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/04/15/eurovision2026/) - Amy Schumer, Mila Kunis, Jerry O’Connell, Erin Foster, Matthew Weiner, Anthony Edwards, and Matisyahu join Liev Schreiber, Helen Mirren, Gene Simmons, Scooter Braun, Boy George, Mayim Bialik, Sharon Osbourne, Debra Messing, Emmy Rossum and 1,000+ celebrities and entertainment industry professionals who reject attempts to ban Israel from Eurovision. LOS ANGELES (April 15, 2026) — More than
- [Statement From Creative community for Peace in Response to Festival Republic (Melvin Benn) and the Wireless Festival Booking of Ye](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/04/07/kanye2026/) - Kanye 1 Kanye 2 Kanye 3 Kanye 4 Kanye 5 Kanye 6 Kanye 11 Kanye 7 Kanye 8 Kanye 9 Kanye 10 Booking Ye to headline all three nights of Wireless Festival is more than a programming decision. It is a statement. And Festival Republic needs to own what it is choosing to platform. Ye’s
- [The War in Iran, Iranian Independent Filmmakers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/the-war-in-iran-iranian-independent-filmmakers/)
- [PEN America, Tracy-Ann Oberman, The Berlin Film Festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/pen-america-tracy-ann-oberman-the-berlin-film-festival/)
- [Kanye West, Ozzy Osbourne, and Deni Avdija Makes History](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/kanye-west-ozzy-osbourne-and-deni-avdija-makes-history/)
- [Covering "Palestine 36", Adelaide, The Voice of Hind Rajab](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/covering-palestine-36-adelaide-the-voice-of-hind-rajab/)
- [Bondi Beach, Romi Gonen & "Palestine 36"](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/bondi-beach-romi-gonen-palestine-36/)
- [Terror Attack in Australia](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/terror-attack-in-australia/)
- [The Righteous Among the Rockers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/the-righteous-among-the-rockers/)
- [7th Annual Ambassadors of Peace](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/7th-annual-ambassadors-of-peace/)
- [1200+Entertainment Leaders Sign CCFP Open Letter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/1200entertainment-leaders-sign-ccfp-open-letter/)
- [Shameful Boycotts and Redemption at TIFF](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/shameful-boycotts-and-redemption-at-tiff/)
- [Toronto Film Fest & DC Comics](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/toronto-film-fest-dc-comics/)
- [Mayim Bialik - Fringe Fest UK - August 2025](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/03/09/mayim-bialik-fringe-fest-uk-august-2025/)
- [PEN America’s Jewish Exception](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/02/18/pen-americas-jewish-exception/) - Read the original article here. For everyone else, free speech is a principle. For Jews, it appears negotiable. By Ari Ingel PEN America has quietly retracted its public statement condemning the cancellation of comedian Guy Hochman’s recent speaking engagements. In its original statement, PEN rightly “condemned placing a litmus test on someone to appear on stage,” calling
- [Ye's Apology Is Not Enough](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/01/28/yes-apology-is-not-enough/) - As leaders of Creative Community for Peace, we believe deeply in the power of culture to build bridges and foster understanding. That belief is precisely why accountability matters so much when culture is weaponized in the opposite direction. An apology without meaningful, sustained change is simply a pause until his next cycle of hate begins.
- [Ye’s Apology Is Not Nearly Enough (Guest Column)](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/01/27/yes-apology-is-not-nearly-enough-guest-column/) - Read the original article here.An apology without meaningful, sustained change is simply a pause until his next cycle of hate begins. By Ari Ingel, David Renzer, Steve Schnur Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has issued another public apology. Any rejection of hate is, in theory, a positive step. Antisemitism is on the rise globally and language from cultural figures with
- [Adelaide Writers’ Week Has Failed Australian Jewry — And Its Leadership Must Be Held to Account](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/01/20/adelaide/) - By Ari Ingel, Executive Director, CCFP What has unfolded at Adelaide Writers’ Week is not a misunderstanding born of heightened emotions, nor an unfortunate clash of values. It is a systemic failure of judgment, governance and leadership, from top to bottom, and one that has inflicted real harm on Australia’s Jewish community at a moment of
- [The Voice of Hind Rijab](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/01/12/the-voice-of-hind-rijab/) - PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-01ccfp PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-02ccfp4 PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-01 PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-01ccfp1 PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-00 PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-01ccfp3 PHOTO-2026-01-11-22-08-02ccfp5 An Oscar-worthy film should tell the full story. The Voice of Hind Rajab presents a one-sided and misrepresented account of a Palestinian child’s tragic death. Her life deserves dignity, and the truth of how she died matters. By omitting critical context, the film turns tragedy into political propaganda.
- ["Palestine 36" is Shortlisted for the Oscars, But Replaces History with Fiction](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2026/01/06/palestine-36-is-shortlisted-for-the-oscars-but-replaces-history-with-fiction/) - “Palestine 36” is an Oscar-shortlisted film about the 1936 Arab Revolt, but despite presenting itself as history, it is anything but. The film erases the Jewish narrative, distorts land ownership, omits Arab violence, and invents British atrocities. Key figures like the Grand Mufti, who incited violence against Jews and later collaborated with the Nazis, are
- [Hollywood Denied Rape - Romi Gonen](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/12/29/hollywood-denied-rape-romi-gonen/) - PHOTO-2025-12-29-09-35-03 PHOTO-2025 PHOTO-2025-12-29-09-35-04 PHOTO-2025-12-29-09-35-06 PHOTO-2025-12-29-09-35-05 PHOTO-2025-12-29-09-35-0777 PHOTO-2025-12-29-09-35-06666 Former hostage Romi Gonen (24 yrs) has spoken publicly about the sexual abuse she endured while held captive in Gaza after the October 7 Hamas massacre. She recounts being sexually assaulted multiple times in captivity, describing one assault that was carried out while her captor threatened her with
- [Artists Boycotting Eurovision Invoke Fraudulent UN “Genocide” Claim](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/12/22/artists-boycotting-eurovision-invoke-fraudulent-un-genocide-claim/) - first Fifth Fourth Second Sixth Third Artists Boycotting Eurovision Invoke Fraudulent UN “Genocide” Claim: A manufactured UN report is being used to justify boycott calls by performers and past winners of the Contest. Who Is Calling for a Boycott and Why Some artists say they will disassociate themselves from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest unless
- [London venue ‘appalled’ after antisemitic imagery allegedly screened at Primal Scream gig](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/12/15/london-venue-appalled-after-antisemitic-imagery-allegedly-screened-at-primal-scream-gig/) - Read the original article here. Roundhouse apologises after animation projected behind band appears to show Star of David entwined with swastika A music venue in London has apologised after antisemitic imagery was allegedly displayed on stage during a Primal Scream gig. A video appearing to show the Star of David entwined with a swastika was said to
- [Jewish Entertainment Group Says Ireland, Spain’s Eurovision Boycott Over Israel’s Admittance ‘Would Only Punish Their Own’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/12/05/jewish-entertainment-group-says-ireland-spains-eurovision-boycott-over-israels-admittance-would-only-punish-their-own/) - Read the original article here. By: Benjamin Lindsay Israel was cleared by the European Broadcasting Union to enter the music contest on Thursday Jewish entertainment nonprofit Creative Community for Peace denounced Thursday boycotts against the Eurovision Song Contest from a number of countries, including Ireland and Spain, after Israel was cleared to participate in the 2026 competition.
- [A Creative Community for Human Connection](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/11/13/a-creative-community-for-human-connection/) - Read the original article here. By David Suissa Sometimes, the most creative act of a creative community is to gather people under the stars and enable the magic of human connection. At a glittering gala the other night for Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), with 500 guests mingling under the stars at Haim Saban’s house
- [Righteous Among the Rockers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/11/13/righteous-among-the-rockers/) - Read the original article here. By Brian Fishbach As antisemitism continues to rise, a group of musicians has stood up against the forces of hate and built bridges through their music. In February, when American rock band Disturbed announced that they would be playing a show in Dublin, Ireland on Oct. 22, 2025, a petition
- [UMe’s Bruce Resnikoff Honored, John Mellencamp F-Bombs Antisemitism at Ambassadors of Peace Gala 2025](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/10/28/umes-bruce-resnikoff-honored-john-mellencamp-f-bombs-antisemitism-at-ambassadors-of-peace-gala-2025/) - Read the original article here. Mellencamp performed and got off the night's most pointed line: "And to the Jewish haters, I say f—k you." By Paul Grein More than 550 entertainment industry leaders gathered in Los Angeles on Sunday (Oct. 19) for Creative Community for Peace’s (CCFP) seventh annual Ambassadors of Peace gala to promote
- [Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Greg Berlanti Among 1,200 Industry Figures Decrying “Discriminatory & Antisemitic” Israeli Film Boycott](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/10/28/liev-schreiber-mayim-bialik-greg-berlanti-among-1200-industry-figures-decrying-discriminatory-antisemitic-israeli-film-boycott/) - Read the original article here. Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, and Greg Berlanti are among 1,200 industry figures who have signed an open letter decrying an Israeli film boycott. Organized by non-profit Creative Community For Peace and The Brigade, the letter (read in full below) described the Film Workers for Palestine boycott, signed by the likes of Mark Ruffalo and
- [1,200+ Entertainment Leaders Release Open Letter Rejecting the Boycott of the Israeli Film Industry](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/09/24/filmopenletter/) - Entertainment leaders from around the globe including Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Gene Simmons, Debra Messing, Sharon Osbourne, Greg Berlanti, Jerry O’Connell, Howie Mandel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lisa Edelstein, Erin Foster, Anthony Edwards, Rebecca De Mornay, Sherry Lansing, Shari Redstone, Haim Saban amongst many others, call out cultural boycott efforts LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25, 2025 — More than 1,200 entertainment leaders signed an open letter released
- [CCFP Literary Alliance Condemns PEN America](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/09/18/ccfp-literary-alliance-condemns-pen-america/) - Based largely on information supplied by Hamas, Pen America’s distorted report is filled with hateful lies and glaring omissions that are simply designed to demonize Israel. By downplaying the horrors of October 7th and largely dismissing Hamas’ own actions that led to the current situation in Gaza, Pen America seeks to further silence Israeli and
- [Alex Ritman has spent years hiding anti-Israel activism behind the mask of “journalism.”](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/09/01/alex-ritman-has-spent-years-hiding-anti-israel-activism-behind-the-mask-of-journalism/) - Ritman 1 Ritman 2 Ritman 3 Ritman 4 Ritman 5 Ritman 6 Ritman 7 Alex Ritman has spent years hiding anti-Israel activism behind the mask of “journalism.” From promoting BDS campaigns to amplifying boycott movements in leading entertainment publications Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, his reporting pushes one-sided narratives that delegitimize Israel and fuel antisemitism.
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- [1000+ Entertainment Leaders Release Open Letter Criticizing TIFF’s Handling of Film](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/08/14/tiff2025/) - Entertainment leaders from around the globe including Amy Schumer, Debra Messing, Mayim Bialik, Jerry O’Connell, Howie Mandel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sherry Lansing, Haim Saban, Rebecca De Mornay, Rick Rosen, Gary Barber, Ben Silverman amongst many others, call on accountability from TIFF LOS ANGELES, August 15, 2025 — More than 1000 entertainment leaders signed an open
- [TIFF Pulls Oct. 7 Doc ‘The Road Between Us’ From Festival Over Hamas Footage Clearance](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/08/14/tiff-pulls-oct-7-doc-the-road-between-us-from-festival-over-hamas-footage-clearance/) - Read the original article here. “We call on TIFF to reverse its decision and stand for the principles it claims to uphold,” the Creative Community for Peace says of “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue” By: JD Knapp August 13, 2025 The Toronto International Film Festival rescinded its invitation to screen Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich’s “The
- [CCFP Statement on Toronto Film Festival (TIFF)](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/08/13/ccfp-statement-toronto-film-festival-tiff/) - Our Statement The Toronto International Film Festival’s decision to pull The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue from this year’s festival is deeply disturbing. They are choosing to censor a Jewish story of survival and attempting to erase the experiences of survivors of the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust. This decision is part
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- [CCFP Takes Center Stage in JPost](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-takes-center-stage-in-jpost/)
- [CCFP Launches New Literary Alliance](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-launches-new-literary-alliance/)
- [Two Murdered in Antisemitic Attack](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/two-murdered-in-antisemitic-attack/)
- [BDS’ Failed Campaign at Eurovision 2025](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/bds-failed-campaign-at-eurovision-2025/)
- ["Children of Oct 7" LA Screening](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/children-of-oct-7-la-screening/)
- [#NOVA Premieres on Amazon Prime](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/nova-premieres-on-amazon-prime/)
- [CCFP Demands BBC Accountability](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-demands-bbc-accountability/)
- [A Week of Mourning](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/a-week-of-mourning/)
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- [Hostage Deal](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/hostage-deal/)
- [CCFP Co-Founder Steve Schnur Honored](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-co-founder-steve-schnur-honored/)
- [36th Annual Israeli Film Festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/36th-annual-israeli-film-festival/)
- [Fontaines DC's Antisemitic Outburst](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/fontaines-dcs-antisemitic-outburst/)
- [The Amsterdam Pogrom](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/the-amsterdam-pogrom/)
- [Ambassadors of Peace 2024](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ambassadors-of-peace-2024/)
- [CCFP Continues Calls for Journalistic Integrity](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-continues-calls-for-journalistic-integrity/)
- [Emmys Remain Under Fire](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/emmys-remain-under-fire/)
- [A Night of Action: Entertainment Industry Leaders Gather to Combat Antisemitism](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/a-night-of-action-entertainment-industry-leaders-gather-to-combat-antisemitism/)
- [The Nomination Goes To…a PFLP Member](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/the-nomination-goes-toa-pflp-member/)
- [Jerusalem Film Festival Brings out the Stars](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/jerusalem-film-festival-brings-out-the-stars/)
- [CCFP Welcomes New Advisory Board Members](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-welcomes-new-advisory-board-members/)
- [Bringing Survivor Stories To Beverly Hills](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/bringing-survivor-stories-to-beverly-hills/)
- [October 7th Film in The Works](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/october-7th-film-in-the-works/)
- [CCFP Joined by CAA and AJC to Combat Antisemitism](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-joined-by-caa-and-ajc-to-combat-antisemitism/)
- [Congratulations to Eden Golan!](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/congratulations-to-eden-golan/)
- [The Nova Music Festival Lives On](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/the-nova-music-festival-lives-on/)
- [Congrats to CCFP Advisory Board Member Aaron Bay-Schuck](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/congrats-to-ccfp-advisory-board-member-aaron-bay-schuck/)
- [Steven Spielberg Speaks at Shoah Foundation](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/steven-spielberg-speaks-at-shoah-foundation/)
- [Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/rock-n-roll-fantasy-camp/)
- [CCFP Featured on NPR](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/ccfp-featured-on-npr/)
- [Eurovision Heeds CCFP's Call to Include Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/eurovision-heeds-ccfps-call-to-include-israel/)
- [Harvey Mason jr. Honors Nova Music Festival Victims](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/harvey-mason-jr-honors-nova-music-festival-victims/)
- [Bertelsmann Adopts IHRA and Parts with Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/22/bertelsmann-adopts-ihra-and-parts-with-waters/)
- [Israel Under Attack - Open Letter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/12/israel-under-attack-open-letter/) - Gal Gadot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Pine, Mayim Bialik, Liev Schreiber, Amy Schumer, Michael Douglas, Jerry Seinfeld, Helen Mirren, Debra Messing, Among 2000+ Entertainment Leaders Standing With Israel Haim Saban, Irving Azoff, Ynon Kreiz, Jody Gerson, Mark Hamill, Rick Yorn, Howie Mandel, Julian Edelman, Antoine Fuqua, Billy Porter among 1000+ celebrities and entertainment executives to
- [Creative Community for Peace unobtrusively garners support for Israel in Hollywood](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/07/14/la-creative-community-for-peace-unobtrusively-garners-support-for-israel-in-hollywood/) - Read the original article here. The organization has spent the last 21 months pushing back against misinformation, disinformation, and intimidation as anti-Israel sentiment and antisemitism continue to take center stage. By: KELLY HARTOG JULY 13, 2025 05:17 LOS ANGELES – Long before British punk rock act Bob Vylan took to the stage at Glastonbury in the UK
- [400+ Entertainment Leaders Release Open Letter Calling Out Lies and Deadly Consequences of Anti-Israel Incitement](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/05/28/openletter2025/) - Notable entertainment leaders from around the globe including Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Mayim Bialik, Sharon Osbourne, Jerry O’Connell, Patricia Heaton, Uzo Aduba, Sherry Lansing, Haim Saban, Rebecca De Mornay, Ynon Kreiz, Rick Rosen, Gary Barber, Ben Silverman, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Leo Pearlman, Diane Warren amongst many others, demand an end to amplification of anti-Israel propaganda. LOS
- [CCFP Statement on Current Situation - June 2025](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/06/13/ccfp-statement-on-current-situation-june-2025/) - Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) stands firmly with Israel’s right to defend itself and its citizens against existential threats. Iran is not only a threat to Israel—it is the single most destabilizing force in the region and a global sponsor of terror. Through its support for Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and its tyrannical oppression of
- [Why Are Companies Still Doing Business With Kanye West?](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/03/12/why-are-companies-still-doing-business-with-kanye-west/) - Read the original article here. “Those who have … deals with Ye need to understand the message it sends and should not profit off his hate,” writes Creative Community for Peace founders By David Renzer, Steve Schnur, Ari Ingel March 12, 2025 Like witnessing a bad car crash, Ye’s (formerly known as Kanye West) latest episodes of hate
- [Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Undermined by ‘No Other Information’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/03/07/oscar-winning-no-other-land-undermined-by-no-other-information/) - Read the original article here. The documentary contrasts the hardships that Basal Adra faces as a Palestinian with Yuval Abraham’s “freedom and security” as an Israeli, conveniently ignoring that Israelis have been subjected to relentless terror campaigns for decades. By: Ari Ingel “No Other Land” won the Oscar for Best Documentary. But does it present
- [200+ Entertainment and Business Leaders Demand BBC Accountability](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2025/03/05/bbc/) - Notable entertainment and business leaders from around the globe including Ozzy Osbourne, Debra Messing, Mayim Bialik, Sharon Osbourne, Leo Pearlman, Danny Cohen, Professor Jonathan Shalit OBE, Raye Cosbert, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Neil Blair, Lyor Cohen, Brian Message amongst many others, call for the establishment of a full independent commission of inquiry into BBC LONDON, March 6,
- [1000+ Authors, Writers, Journalists, Publishers, and Entertainment Leaders Stand United Against Cultural Boycotts](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/10/29/authors/) - Support Our WorkSupport Our Work Writers from around the globe including Lee Child (creator of Jack Reacher), Bernard Henri-Lévy (Philosopher and Author), Herta Müller (Author, Poet, and Nobel Prize Award Winner), Sir Simon Schama (Historian and Author), Howard Jacobson (Booker Prize-winning Author), Simon Sebag Montefiore (Historian and Author), Adam Gopnik (Writer), Yossi Klein Halevi (Author), David
- [CCFP Hosting Author Ben M. Freeman and Attorney David Byrnes in Conversation](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/10/23/ccfp-hosting-author-ben-m-freeman-and-attorney-david-byrnes-in-conversation/) - Read the original article here. On Monday, Nov. 4, Creative Community for Peace will be hosting its fall vanguard gathering featuring a conversation with author and educator Ben M. Freeman and top entertainment attorney David Byrnes. On Monday, Nov. 4, Creative Community for Peace will be hosting its fall vanguard gathering featuring a conversation with
- [More Than 500 Artists and Entertainment Industry Leaders Gathered To Honor Mayim Bialik, Ben Silverman, Elliot Grainge, Phylicia Fant, and Josh Binder at Creative Community for Peace’s  6th Annual ‘Ambassadors of Peace’ Event](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/09/27/more-than-500-artists-and-entertainment-industry-leaders-gathered-to-honor-mayim-bialik-ben-silverman-elliot-grainge-phylicia-fant-and-josh-binder-at-creative-community-for-peaces-6th-an/) - Multiple speakers highlighted the need for dialogue and education and the entertainment industry’s responsibility to use their platform to promote peace and understanding LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, September 24th, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), an entertainment industry non-profit organization, hosted its sixth annual “Ambassadors of Peace” (AOP) event to honor prominent entertainment industry leaders
- [CCFP’s Ambassadors of Peace Gala To Honor Mayim Bialik, Music Industry Leaders](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/09/17/ccfps-ambassadors-of-peace-gala-to-honor-mayim-bialik-music-industry-leaders/) - Read the original article here. CCFP is holding its sixth annual Ambassadors of Peace Gala (AOP), where they honor five individuals in entertainment for using their platform to bring people together, as well as effect positive change. On Oct. 12, five days after the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, Creative Community for Peace
- [HEAVYWEIGHTS TO BE HONORED BY CCFP](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/09/16/heavyweights-to-be-honored-by-ccfp/) - Read the original article here. Atlantic Music Group CEO Elliot Grainge, Amazon Music Head of Music Industry & Culture Collaborations Phylicia Fant and Rothenberg, Mohr & Binder Founding Partner Josh Binder will be among the entertainment-business figures honored as “Ambassadors of Peace” by the Creative Community for Peace at a Beverly Hills gala on 9/24. They’ll be feted alongside actress-author Mayim Bialik and Propagate Content Chairman/Co-CEO Ben Silverman. Said Grainge, “In an
- [Emmy-nominated Palestinian filmmaker's 'ties to terrorist group' resurface as she's pictured speaking at multiple rallies - but Academy refuses to rescind nomination](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/09/10/emmy-nominated-palestinian-filmmakers-ties-to-terrorist-group-resurface-as-shes-pictured-speaking-at-multiple-rallies-but-academy-refuses-to-rescind-nomination/) - Read the original article here. Creative Community For Peace had called on Emmy runners to rescind the nom READ MORE: Anti-Israel protester says hostage 'deserved' to be killed by Hamas By Josh Boswell In Los Angeles For Dailymail.Com Shocking new details of an Emmy-nominated Palestinian filmmaker's alleged links to a terrorist group have been unearthed by pro-Israel
- [CCFP, CAA, and AJC Launch Landmark Event: Countering Antisemitism: An Entertainment Industry Summit](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/06/03/ccfp-caa-and-ajc-launch-landmark-event-countering-antisemitism-an-entertainment-industry-summit/) - 200+ entertainment leaders attend day-long event to learn, strategize, and implement steps to effectively combat antisemitism Los Angeles (May 31, 2024) - Entertainment leaders gathered for the first-ever “Countering Antisemitism: An Entertainment Industry Summit”. Launched by Jewish advocacy and entertainment experts, the Summit was jointly held by Creative Community for Peace (“CCFP”), an entertainment-industry nonprofit, Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”), leading entertainment and sports agency, and American Jewish Committee (“AJC”), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people. Hundreds of entertainment professionals joined for the full day of programming. The Summit featured Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, with Van Jones, Political Analyst, Eli Roth, Actor/Director, Scott Budnick, Producer, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Actress.
- [Entertainment Leaders Host Antisemitism Summit](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/06/26/entertainment-leaders-host-antisemitism-summit/) - Read the original article here. More than 200 entertainment insiders attend day-long event to learn, strategize, and implement steps to effectively combat antisemitism. Entertainment leaders recently gathered for the first-ever “Countering Antisemitism: An Entertainment Industry Summit.” Launched by Jewish advocacy and entertainment experts, the Summit was jointly held by Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), an
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- [More than 500 Artists and Entertainment Industry Leaders Gathered To Honor Liev Schreiber, Kat Graham, Ezekiel Lewis, Aaron Rosenberg, and Gustavo Lopez At Creative Community For Peace’s 5th Annual ‘Ambassadors Of Peace’ Event](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2024/01/18/more-than-500-artists-and-entertainment-industry-leaders-gathered-to-honor-liev-schreiber-kat-graham-ezekiel-lewis-aaron-rosenberg-and-gustavo-lopez-at-creative-community-for-peaces-5th-a/) - On the heels of the release of an Open Letter in support of Israel signed by 2,000+ entertainment leaders, Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), held its fifth annual “Ambassadors Of Peace” (AOP) event. AOP honors entertainment leaders who use their platforms to effect positive change in the world and who advance CCFP’s central belief that the arts and entertainment are a
- [Roger Waters' label is asked to break with him](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/14/roger-waters-label-is-asked-to-break-with-him/) - You can read the original article here. The Pink Floyd co-founder has been criticized for statements that are perceived as anti-Semitic. Now 15 organizations have contacted his BMG label. Roger Waters , co-founder of Pink Floyd , is once again criticized for anti-Semitic statements and actions. Now an alliance of 15 organizations has written an open letter to Waters' music
- [Open letter to Bertelsmann boss about Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/14/open-letter-to-bertelsmann-boss-about-roger-waters/) - You can read the original article here. 15 Jewish organizations join forces By: JONATHAN ANDA AND KOLJA GÄRTNER July 19, 2023 - 11:49 a.m Los Angeles/Frankfurt - Pink Floyd founder and Israel hater Roger Waters (79) is heavily criticized for his views and his appearances (Nazi outfits, pig-shaped balloons with a Star of David). Politicians wanted
- [Join #ReleaseTheHostagesNow Campaign](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/30/joinreleasethehostagesnowcampaign/) - Amy Schumer, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies, Michael Douglas, Billy Crystal, Mayim Bialik, Chelsea Handler, Zooey Deschanel, Mandy Moore, Helen Mirren Join #ReleaseTheHostagesNow Campaign: A Call To Action Celebrities and influencers around the globe are taking to social media in a coordinated action to demand the immediate release of the now 239+ hostages currently held by
- [Hostage Campaign](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/01/hostage-campaign/)
- [Ambassadors of Peace 2023](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/01/ambassadors-of-peace-2023/)
- [Hamas War Open Letter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/01/hamas-war-open-letter/)
- [Roger Waters, Bruno Mars](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/01/roger-waters-bruno-mars/)
- [Sydney Fest x Writing Camp Blast](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/11/01/sydney-fest-x-writing-camp-blast/)
- [Amy Schumer, Debra Messing, Julianna Margulies and More Stars Join #ReleaseTheHostagesNow Campaign](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/31/amy-schumer-debra-messing-julianna-margulies-and-more-stars-join-releasethehostagesnow-campaign/) - Read the original article here. A number of celebrities are demanding the immediate release of the now 239-plus hostages currently held by Hamas. A number of celebrities and influencers are demanding the immediate release of the now 239-plus hostages currently held by Hamas terrorists. This week, a coalition of celebrities launched a campaign to highlight the civilians currently
- [Hollywood Coalition Urging Release Of Israeli Hostages Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness – Upd](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/31/hollywood-coalition-urging-release-of-israeli-hostages-launches-campaign-to-raise-awareness-upd/) - Read the original article here. By: Patrick Hipes UPDATED with campaign launch: Many of the Hollywood A-listers who earlier this month signed a letter calling for the release of Israeli hostages taken during an attack by Hamas have launched a campaign, #ReleaseTheHostagesNow, to raise awareness of the urgent issue. The coalition, spearheaded by letter organizer Creative Community For
- [What is antisemitism? A look at the many ways the age-old hatred manifests](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/30/what-is-antisemitism-a-look-at-the-many-ways-the-age-old-hatred-manifests/) - Read the original article here. By : Anna Kaufman Arye Ephrath lived a large portion of his first three years as someone else. Born in Slovakia on the day the first Jews in his town were ordered to train stations to be deported to Auschwitz, Ephrath has a unique story of survival. He hid his religion by
- [Liev Schreiber, Kat Graham Honored as 'Ambassadors of Peace' at Beverly Hills Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/23/liev-schreiber-kat-graham-honored-as-ambassadors-of-peace-at-beverly-hills-gala/) - Read the original article here. The Creative Community for Peace also recognized entertainment attorney Aaron Rosenberg, Saban Music Latin CEO Gustavo Lopez and Epic Records president Ezekiel Lewis BY: ESTHER D. KUSTANOWITZ The Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) Ambassadors of Peace event is usually a joyous affair, with about 500 entertainment luminaries sipping cocktails, eating
- [Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld among more than 700 entertainment leaders voicing support for Israel in open letter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/13/gal-gadot-amy-schumer-and-jerry-seinfeld-among-more-than-700-entertainment-leaders-voicing-support-for-israel-in-open-letter/) - Read the original article here. By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN More than 700 entertainment industry professionals have signed an open letter voicing their support for Israel and condemning Hamas as fighting continues in the Middle East. Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Mayim Bialik and Jerry Seinfeld were among those who signed the letter that was released on Thursday by
- [Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and 700 Hollywood Figures Condemn Hamas, Demand Return of Hostages: ‘This Is Terrorism. This Is Evil’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/10/13/gal-gadot-chris-pine-and-700-hollywood-figures-condemn-hamas-demand-return-of-hostages-this-is-terrorism-this-is-evil/) - Read the original article here. By Elizabeth Wagmeister In a strong sign of support of Israel from Hollywood, more than 700 figures from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter to condemn Hamas and demand the safe return of hostages being held in Gaza. The letter is the first major move from the entertainment
- [Dan Reynolds, Imagine Dragons](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/08/31/dan-reynolds-imagine-dragons/)
- [Christina Aguilera](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/08/14/christina-aguilera/)
- [Roger Waters' music rights label urged to ditch Pink Floyd star amid 'antisemitism' row](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/07/24/roger-waters-music-rights-label-urged-to-ditch-pink-floyd-star-amid-antisemitism-row/) - Read original article here. 14 Jewish groups are calling on Bertelssman Music Group to reconsider its relationship with the star BY Richard Percival / July 21, 2023 A music rights label is under pressure to ditch Roger Waters after a series of controversial concerts. The Pink Floyd co-founder faced allegations that his recent performance to thousands of people in
- [World’s Leading Jewish Organizations Urge BMG to Reconsider Business Relationship with Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/07/19/worlds-leading-jewish-organizations-urge-bmg-to-reconsider-business-relationship-with-roger-waters/) - 15 Organizations send letter to the Chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann highlighting Waters’ history of antisemitism and bigotry. LOS ANGELES (July 19, 2023) — Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) released a letter calling on Bertelssman Music Group (BMG) to reconsider its business relationship with Roger Waters. The non-profit entertainment industry organization was joined by 14
- [RAD: The Modus Operandi of BDS](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/06/19/rad-the-modus-operandi-of-bds/) - The modus operandi of the BDS movement can best be described as reductive, adaptable and discursive, or by the acronym RAD. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement is the latest weapon in the ongoing war against Israel that has been waged since the state’s founding in 1948. However, the boycott call of Israel is
- [British Government to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/06/19/british-government-to-ban-public-bodies-from-boycotting-israel/) - According to the bill, to be announced by Michael Gove, the Minister for Local Government, 'substantial' fines will be imposed on offenders The British government plans to introduce legislation on Monday to ban local authorities and public bodies from boycotting Israeli products, The Telegraph reported on Saturday. According to the bill, to be announced by Michael Gove,
- [Slash](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/06/06/slash/)
- [Martin Garrix](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/06/05/martin-garrix/)
- [Robbie Williams](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/06/01/robbie-williams-3/)
- [NLE Choppa](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/05/10/nle-choppa/)
- [Robbie Williams](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/04/24/robbie-williams-2/)
- [Power of Law Honoree Craig Emanuel on Legal Legacy in Hollywood, Combatting Antisemitism and Goal to ‘Lead From Strength’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/04/19/power-of-law-honoree-craig-emanuel-on-legal-legacy-in-hollywood-combatting-antisemitism-and-goal-to-lead-from-strength/) - Read the original article here. By Malina Saval Entertainment attorney Craig Emanuel, Variety’s 2023 Power of Law honoree, remembers the day he got a phone call asking if he would be interested in meeting with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. “I knew that they were meeting with a lot of lawyers around town, and I really didn’t think we were going
- [David Draiman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/04/06/david-draiman-2/)
- [Boy George](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/04/06/boy-george-3/)
- [Pamela Anderson](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/04/06/pamela-anderson-2/)
- [Aurora](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/19/aurora/)
- [Ticketmaster Criticism Intensifies After Ignoring Calls to Deplatform Farrakhan Event](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/03/06/ticketmaster-criticism-intensifies-after-ignoring-calls-to-deplatform-farrakhan-event/) - Read the original article here. Ticketmaster is starting to come under further criticism after the company seemingly ignored requests to deplatform tickets for Nation of Islam (NOI) leader Louis Farrakhan’s February 26 speech. Ticketmaster is starting to come under further criticism after the company seemingly ignored requests to deplatform tickets for Nation of Islam (NOI)
- [Haim Saban, Sherry Lansing and Other Leaders Call out Ticketmaster for Enabling Farrakhan Event](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/02/27/haim-saban-sherry-lansing-and-other-leaders-call-out-ticketmaster-for-enabling-farrakhan-event/) - Read the original article here. Creative Community for Peace Letter Signed by More than 120 Entertainment Industry Heavyweights The leading ticketing platform in sports and entertainment doesn’t seem to have a problem with Louis Farrakahn’s long history of anti-Semitism, according to a letter sent by entertainment industry heavyweights to Ticketmaster this week. Creative Community for
- [Lady Gaga](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2023/02/21/lady-gaga-3/)
- [2022 End of Year Successes](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/12/22/2022-end-of-year-successes/)
- [Entertainment Leaders Call on Amazon and Barnes & Noble to Remove Antisemitic Film and Book](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/11/10/entertainment-leaders-call-on-amazon-and-barnes-noble-to-remove-antisemitic-film-and-book/) - Mila Kunis, Debra Messing, Mayim Bialik, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Sherry Lansing, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Haim Saban among 200+ celebrities and entertainment executives sign open letter calling for the removal of the antisemitic documentary and book recently promoted by Kyrie Irving LOS ANGELES (November 10 2022) — More than 200 leaders from the entertainment industry
- [Fatoumata Diawara](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/12/08/fatoumata-diawara/)
- [Julian Edelman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/12/02/julian-edelman/)
- [Michael Keaton](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/12/02/michael-keaton/)
- [Over 450 Artists & Entertainment Industry Heavyweights Gathered to Honor Eugene Levy & Others at Annual Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/11/29/over-450-artists-entertainment-industry-heavyweights-gathered-to-honor-eugene-levy-darren-star-david-zedeck-autumn-rowe-brandon-goodman-and-danny-rukasin-as-creative-community-for-peaces/)
- [Ryan Tedder, One Republic](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/11/14/ryan-tedder-one-republic-2/)
- [Eugene Levy, Darren Star, Billie Eilish Managers Honored at Creative Community for Peace’s Annual Gala as Hate Speech Battle Intensifies](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/31/eugene-levy-darren-star-billie-eilish-managers-honored/) - Read the original article here. By: Roy Trakin Recent tirades by Kanye West, now known as Ye, were undoubtedly on the minds of many of the record-shattering 500 guests who gathered at the spacious Beverly Hills home of Columbia Records A&R executive Ben Maddahi’s parents to mark the tenth anniversary of the Creative Community for
- [Ryan Tedder, One Republic](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/24/ryan-tedder-one-republic/)
- [Dear Music Industry: When it Comes to Antisemitic Rhetoric, Your Silence Is Deafening](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/20/dear-music-industry-when-it-comes-to-antisemitic-rhetoric-your-silence-is-deafening/) - Read the original article here on Variety.com. By Steve Schnur On Saturday October 8, the artist Ye, formerly Kanye West, declared to his 18 million Instagram followers that he was “going death con 3 on Jewish people,” adding that Jews “have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” In the
- [Entertainment Industry Leaders Stand United Against Cultural Boycott of Israel and In Support of LGBTQ+ Film Festival and Filmmakers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/10/26/entertainment-industry-leaders-stand-united-against-cultural-boycott-of-israel-and-in-support-of-lgbtq-film-festival-and-filmmakers/) - Mila Kunis, Neil Patrick Harris, Mayim Bialik, Billy Porter, Dame Helen Mirren, Phil Rosenthal, Zachary Quinto, Sherry Lansing, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Dana Goldberg, Gene Simmons, Greg Berlanti, Edgar Ramirez, Tracy Ann Oberman, and Diane Warren among 200+ celebrities and entertainment industry professionals to sign open letter against boycott of Israel’s largest LGBTQ+ film festival. LOS ANGELES
- [Novak Djokovic](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/07/novak-djokovic/)
- [Daddy Yankee](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/04/daddy-yankee-2/)
- [Adam Sandler](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/10/04/adam-sandler-2/)
- [Adam Duritz, Counting Crows](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/09/16/adam-duritz-counting-crows/)
- [CCFP Corner, Our Quarterly Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/09/07/ccfp-corner-our-quarterly-newsletter/)
- [Loay Sakas](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/11/loay-sakas/)
- [Bon Jovi](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/08/19/bon-jovi/)
- [Another Win For CCFP - August 2022](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/08/16/another-win-for-ccfp-august-2022/)
- [Antisemitism Report Released](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/08/16/antisemitism-report-press-release/)
- [Industry group reports ‘glaring’ anti-Semitism in entertainment, sports, music](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/08/16/industry-group-reports-glaring-anti-semitism-in-entertainment-sports-music/) - It documents hundreds of examples of anti-Semitism in the past 18 months involving film and television studios, celebrities, musicians, influencers, sports figures and social-media platforms. BY RYAN TOROK Read the original article here. In a report on anti-Semitism in entertainment and sports, as well as on digital-media platforms, Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) calls the extent
- [Catherine Ringer](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/01/15/catherine-ringer/)
- [Laura Pergolizzi (LP)](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/29/laura-pergolizzi-lp/)
- [The Art of Advocacy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/21/the-art-of-advocacy/) - Amid rising antisemitism and delegitimisation of Israel, international organisation Creative Community For Peace is working hard to redress the balance within the entertainment industry. By GARETH NARUNSKY Read the original article here. When anti-Israel activists targeted this year’s Sydney Festival due to the Israeli embassy’s $20,000 sponsorship of a world-renowned Israeli dance performance, Jewish communal groups
- [FOMENTING HATE: How the Entertainment and Sports Industries Can Address the Growing Threat of Antisemitism](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/19/fomenting-hate-how-the-entertainment-and-sports-industries-can-address-the-growing-threat-of-antisemitism/) - Antisemitism is a Significant Problem in Entertainment and Sports, Says New Report from Industry Group Creative Community for Peace details practical reforms necessary to address rising antisemitism promulgated by entertainers, entertainment companies and platforms, athletes, and fans. LOS ANGELES—Today Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) released the first-ever report focused exclusively on antisemitism within the
- [Joey Burns](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/11/joey-burns/)
- [Iggy Azalea](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/11/iggy-azalea/)
- [Haim](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/11/haim/)
- [Johnny Cash](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/07/11/johnny-cash/)
- [Winston Marshall, the former lead guitarist of Mumford & Sons, on the Cultural Boycott](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/06/20/winston-marshall-the-former-lead-guitarist-of-mumford-sons-on-the-cultural-boycott/) - Here's why Big Thief was wrong to cancel a gig in Israel By: Winston Marshall The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement has claimed another scalp in its ceaseless attempt at a cultural siege of the Israeli state. But its latest choice of victim betrays the poison lurking in its shallow water. New York indie-rock
- [Rihanna](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/05/28/rihanna-3/)
- [Dispelling the Myths in the Israeli and Jewish World](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/05/19/dispelling-the-myths-in-the-israeli-and-jewish-world/)
- [Adam Levine](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/05/18/adam-levine/)
- [Ray Allen](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/05/18/ray-allen-2/)
- [Backstreet Boys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/backstreet-boys-3/)
- [Harvey Mason Jr.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/harvey-mason-jr/)
- [Justin Bieber](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/justin-bieber/)
- [Kawtar Benhalima](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/kawtar-benhalima/)
- [Gene Simmons](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/gene-simmons/)
- [David Draiman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/david-draiman/)
- [Sammy Davis Jr.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/sammy-davis-jr/)
- [Clean Bandit](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/clean-bandit/)
- [Mike Sharif](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/mike-sharif/)
- [Maluma](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/04/14/maluma/)
- [Entertainment Industry Leaders Stand United Against Cultural Boycott of Israel and In Support of Sydney Festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/06/entertainment-industry-leaders-stand-united-against-cultural-boycott-of-israel-and-in-support-of-sydney-festival/) - 120+ celebrities and entertainment industry professionals to sign open letter in support of artistic freedom and against boycott of Sydney Festival. More than 120 leaders from the entertainment industry have signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organisation Creative Community For Peace in support of the Sydney Festival and participating artists.
- [Entertainment Industry Leaders Stand United Against Cultural Boycott of Israel and In Support of Sydney Festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/12/entertainment-industry-leaders-stand-united-against-cultural-boycott-of-israel-and-in-support-of-sydney-festival-2/)
- [Giving Tuesday 2021](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/12/giving-tuesday-2021/)
- [Creative Community For Peace’s Digital Task Force Releases Report Detailing Anti-Israel Bot Attack on Artist Billie Eilish](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/12/creative-community-for-peaces-digital-task-force-releases-report-detailing-anti-israel-bot-attack-on-artist-billie-eilish/)
- [Entertainment Industry Leaders Stand United Against Cultural Boycott of Israel and In Support of LGBTQ+ Film Festival and its Filmmakers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/12/entertainment-industry-leaders-stand-united-against-cultural-boycott-of-israel-and-in-support-of-lgbtq-film-festival-and-its-filmmakers/)
- [Over 350 Artists & Entertainment Industry Heavyweights Gathered to Honor Diane Warren, Harvey Mason jr., Afo Verde, Ben Maddahi, Austin Rosen, and Traci Szymanski as Creative Community for Peace's 2021 'Ambassadors of Peace'](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/12/over-350-artists-entertainment-industry-heavyweights-gathered-to-honor-diane-warren-harvey-mason-jr-afo-verde-ben-maddahi-austin-rosen-and-traci-szymanski-as-creative-community-for-peace/)
- [Entertainment Leaders Call on Celebrities and Influencers to Stop Spreading Misinformation about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2022/01/12/entertainment-leaders-call-on-celebrities-and-influencers-to-stop-spreading-misinformation-about-israeli-palestinian-conflict/)
- [Lalela Mswane, Miss Universe South Africa 2021](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/12/15/lalela-mswane-miss-universe-south-africa-2021/)
- [Entertainment Leaders Call on Celebrities and Influencers to Stop Spreading Misinformation about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/05/14/open-letter-on-the-middle-east-situation/) - Entertainment Leaders Call on Celebrities and Influencers to Stop Spreading Misinformation about Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Michael Bublé, Sherry Lansing, Gene Simmons, Meghan McCain, Selma Blair, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Haim Saban, and Diane Warren among 130+ celebrities and entertainment executives to sign open letter calling for balanced discourse regarding escalating violence in Israel and Palestinian Territories LOS ANGELES
- [Will.i.Am](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/11/30/will-i-am/)
- [Jewish and Arab Women’s Choir Shows How Music Builds Bridges](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/11/29/jewish-and-arab-womens-choir-shows-how-music-builds-bridges/) - Although they’ve performed predominantly cover songs since their inception in 2008, Rana Choir just released an original collaboration with Los Angeles-based indie pop band Distant Cousins. Rana Choir is the only Jewish and Arab women’s choir in Israel. It features singers from Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths who consider one another family, and their very
- [Alicia Keys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/11/05/alicia-keys/)
- [Diane Warren, Harvey Mason Jr., Post Malone’s Manager Among Honorees at Creative Community for Peace Fundraiser](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/10/11/diane-warren-harvey-mason-jr-post-malones-manager-among-honorees-at-creative-community-for-peace-fundraiser/) - By: Roy Trakin On a cool, fall October night, the Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) held its third annual “Ambassadors of Peace” fundraising event to a backyard full of smiles. After taking a year off for the pandemic, the music industry came out in force to support the organization that has tried to counteract calls
- [Manufactured Outrage: Billie Eilish is Latest Target of Anti-Israel Bot Army](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/10/11/manufactured-outrage-billie-eilish-is-latest-target-of-anti-israel-bot-army/) - Creative Community For Peace’s Digital Entertainment Task Force Releases Report Detailing Anti-Israel Bot Attack on Artist Billie Eilish Singer/songwriter Billie Eilish was attacked on her social media platforms by a suspected network of anti-Israel bots. After Eilish said “Hi Israel” in a promotional video for her new album, her social media accounts were flooded with
- [Saeid Mollaei, Former Iranian Judoka](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/09/13/saeid-mollaei-former-iranian-judoka/)
- [Jackie Mason](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/09/13/jackie-mason/)
- [Alphaville](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/09/13/alphaville/)
- [Shimon Mizrahi, Maccabi Tel Aviv Chairman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/09/13/shimon-mizrahi-maccabi-tel-aviv-chairman/)
- [Bon Jovi Throwback!](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/09/13/bon-jovi-throwback/)
- [Mariah Carey](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/09/13/mariah-carey/)
- [Noga Erez](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/07/19/noga-erez-2/)
- [Barbara Streisand](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/03/barbara-streisand/)
- [Boy George, 2020](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/boy-george-2020/)
- [Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/dr-martin-luther-king-jr/)
- [Elton John](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2010/06/05/elton-john/)
- [Elissa, Lebanese Singer](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/elissa-lebanese-singer/)
- [Drake](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/drake/)
- [Noga Erez](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/noga-erez/)
- [Enes Kanter, Portland Trailblazers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/enes-kanter-portland-trailblazers/)
- [Alber Elbaz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/06/02/alber-elbaz/)
- [Gloria Gaynor](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/03/01/gloria-gaynor-2/)
- [Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/06/04/mick-jagger-the-rolling-stones/)
- [Hollywood Stands Up Against Antisemitism After L.A. Restaurant Attack Being Investigated as Hate Crime](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/05/21/hollywood-stands-up-against-antisemitism-after-l-a-restaurant-attack-being-investigated-as-hate-crime/) - Elizabeth Wagmeister May 20, 2021 8:30am PT After an attack at a Los Angeles restaurant that is under investigation by the LAPD as a hate crime, Hollywood is speaking out against antisemitism. Debra Messing, Mayim Bialik, Meghan McCain and Kim Kardashian are among the celebrities who have taken to social media, urging for peace and
- [More Than 125 Entertainment Professionals Sign Open Letter Urging Peace in Middle East](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/05/19/more-than-125-entertainment-professionals-sign-open-letter-urging-peace-in-middle-east/) - By: Malina Saval As tensions continue to flare in the Middle East, Creative Community for Peace, an apolitical, non-profit entertainment industry organization, has come together to issue a collective call for “peace, balanced discourse and an end to inflammatory one-sided accounts” of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Territories. This divisive rhetoric, notes the org, serves only
- [Over 130 celebs call on influencers to stop Gaza violence misinformation](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/05/19/over-130-celebs-call-on-influencers-to-stop-gaza-violence-misinformation/) - “We call on our colleagues & friends in the entertainment community to stop posting misinformation & one-sided narratives that only work to inflame the conflict instead of bringing about peace." By SARAH CHEMLA MAY 18, 2021 13:50 As tensions in the Middle East continue after more than a week of escalating violence, more than 130
- [Lady Gaga](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/23/lady-gaga-2/)
- [Steven Wilson](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/01/11/steven-wilson/)
- [Sir Sean Connery](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/01/11/sir-sean-connery/)
- [Robert DeNiro](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/07/22/robert-deniro/)
- [Lior Raz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/01/11/lior-raz-2/)
- [Amar'e Stoudemire](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2021/01/11/amare-stoudemire/)
- [Alan Parsons](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/02/22/alan-parsons-2/)
- [Kamasi Washington](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/12/23/kamasi-washington/)
- [Bob Dylan](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/05/28/bob-dylan/)
- [Giving Tuesday 2020](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/12/02/giving-tuesday-2020/)
- [TMZ: DESEAN JACKSON MEETS WITH 94-YEAR-OLD HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/07/13/tmz-desean-jackson-meets-with-94-year-old-holocaust-survivor/) - 4:26 PM PT -- DeSean met with Mosberg over Zoom moments ago -- and says he was truly moved by the conversation. "Today I had an opportunity to speak with 94 year old holocaust survivor Mr. Edward Mosberg. Thank you Mr. Mosberg for your valuable time and insight today." "Im taking this time to continue
- [Lior Raz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/10/19/lior-raz/)
- [Alpha Blondy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2012/08/11/alpha-blondy/)
- [Nina Simone](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/1964/05/02/nina-simone/)
- [Brian Wilson](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/06/07/brian-wilson/)
- [Axl Rose](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2012/07/03/axl-rose/)
- [John Grant](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/11/06/john-grant/)
- [Eagles of Death Metal](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/07/01/eagles-of-death-metal/)
- [Jethro Tull](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/06/05/jethro-tull/)
- [Suzanne Vega](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/06/11/suzanne-vega/)
- [Dave Rubin](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/12/05/dave-rubin/)
- [Justin Beiber](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2011/06/28/justin-beiber/)
- [Kellan Lutz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2011/09/15/kellan-lutz/)
- [Alicia Keys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/05/16/test-quote/)
- [Paul McCartney](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/07/10/paul-mccartney/)
- [Pamela Anderson](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/01/15/pamela-anderson/)
- [Cyndi Lauper](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/01/03/cyndi-lauper/)
- [Natacha Atlas](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/05/27/natacha-atlas/)
- [Scarlett Johansson](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/03/16/scarlett-johansson/)
- [Backstreet Boys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/03/backstreet-boys-2/)
- [Justin Timberlake](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/05/29/justin-timberlake/)
- [Matisyahu](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/08/31/matisyahu/)
- [Thom Yorke](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/06/02/thom-yorke/)
- [Greg Grunberg](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/07/13/greg-grunberg/)
- [Dave Mustaine, Megadet](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/08/02/megadeath/)
- [Carla Bruni](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/08/13/carla-bruni-2/)
- [Aaron Sorkin](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/09/01/aaron-sorkin/)
- [Republica](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/11/12/republica/)
- [Joe Bonamassa](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/09/12/joe-bonamassa/)
- [Chico Bouchikhi, The Gypsy Kings](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/10/09/chico-bouchikhi-the-gypsy-kings/)
- [Jamie Chung](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/11/25/jamie-chung/)
- [Julian Marley](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/08/07/julian-marley/)
- [Afghan Whigs](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/02/25/afghan-whigs/)
- [Boy George](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/11/07/boy-george-2/)
- [Robbie Williams](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/robbie-williams/)
- [Gaston Rivero](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/09/01/gaston-rivero/)
- [Adam Sandler](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/12/16/adam-sandler/)
- [Caetano Veloso](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/12/30/caetano-veloso/)
- [Howard Stern](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/10/07/howard-stern/)
- [Matthew Weiner](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/01/06/matthew-weiner/)
- [Carlos Santana](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/03/24/carlos-santana/)
- [Helen Mirren](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/04/06/hellen-mirren/)
- [Stevie Van Zandt](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/05/03/van-zandt/)
- [Craig David](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/04/12/craig-david/)
- [Klaus Meine](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/04/11/klaus-meine/)
- [Freddie Gibbs](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/05/23/freddie-gibbs/)
- [Kevin Costner](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/06/27/kevin-costner/)
- [Adam Lambert](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/06/14/adam-lambert/)
- [Rita Jahan Foruz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/05/07/rita-jahan-foruz/)
- [Beth Hart](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/06/15/beth-hart/)
- [George Lopez](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/11/01/george-lopez/)
- [JK Rowling](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/10/27/jk-rowling-2/)
- [Regina Spektor](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/11/21/regina-spektor/)
- [Justin Hayward](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/12/10/justin-hayward/)
- [Trevor Rabin, Yes](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/03/09/trevor-rabin-yes/)
- [Joanna Lumley](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/05/11/joanna-lumley/)
- [Jennifer Lopez](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/01/07/jennifer-lopez/)
- [One Republic, 2015](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/26/one-republic-2015/)
- [Idan Raichel, November 2019](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/12/18/idan-raichel-november-2019/)
- [Deep Purple](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/deep-purple/)
- [Lionel Richie](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/01/15/lionel-richie/)
- [Boy George](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/09/24/boy-george/)
- [Steve Aoki](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/01/29/steve-aoki/)
- [Nick Cave, Australian musician & front-man of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/12/13/nick-cave-australian-musician-front-man-of-the-rock-band-nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/)
- [Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/01/23/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau/)
- [David Guetta](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/17/david-guetta/)
- [Anthony B](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/23/anthony-b/)
- [Deshaun Watson, NFL Player](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/07/17/deshaun-watson-nfl-player/)
- [Sarah Jessica Parker](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/10/30/sarah-jessica-parker/)
- [Matt Healy, 'The 1975' Frontman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/08/28/matt-healy-the-1975-frontman/)
- [Kaka, Brazilian Soccer Legend](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/04/kaka-brazilian-soccer-legend/)
- [Kristian Nairn, DJ and Actor](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/10/30/kristian-nairn-dj-and-actor/)
- [Jennifer Lopez, Israel Summer 2019](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/08/05/jennifer-lopez-israel-summer-2019/)
- [Jason Derulo #TBT](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/08/15/jason-derulo-tbt/)
- [NEW INITIATIVE FROM CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE Helps Tackle Anti-Semitic Content on Entertainment Platforms](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/10/08/new-initiative-helps-tackle-anti-semitic-content-on-entertainment-platforms/) - Digital services like TikTok, Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube must continue to work to safeguard their sites, given the role they play in shaping young minds and influencing public opinion. By Ari Ingel & Karys R. Oschin In this time of social distancing and sheltering-in-place, people all over the world are spending more time on
- [Enes Kanter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/10/06/enes-kanter/)
- [Adam "Nergal" Darski, Behemoth](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/06/26/adam-nergal-darski-behemoth/)
- [David Draiman, 'Disturbed'](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/06/05/david-draiman-disturbed/)
- [John Lewis, US Civil Rights Leader](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/07/29/john-lewis-us-civil-rights-leader/)
- [Ozuna, Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap singer](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/07/29/ozuna-puerto-rican-reggaeton-and-latin-trap-singer/)
- [Yoko Ono](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/yoko-ono/)
- [Sam Bettens of K's Choice](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/12/18/sam-bettens-of-ks-choice/)
- [The Underachievers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/12/18/the-underachievers/)
- [Carlos Vives](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/12/18/carlos-vives/)
- [DJ Black Coffee](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/04/08/dj-black-coffee-2/)
- [Mark Pellegrino, Actor](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/09/mark-pellegrino-actor/)
- [Donna Karan](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/09/donna-karan/)
- [Duran Duran](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/5180/)
- [Tom Smith](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/tom-smith/)
- [DJ Ashba](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/dj-ashba/)
- [Alex Rodriguez](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/alex-rodriguez/)
- [Gerard Donovan](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/gerard-donovan/)
- [India Arie](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/india-arie/)
- [Tokio Hotel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/tokio-hotel/)
- [Claire Danes](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/claire-danes/)
- [Pet Shop Boys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/pet-shop-boys/)
- [Lost Frequencies](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/01/19/lost-frequencies/)
- [Calexico](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/10/01/calexico/)
- [The Dead Daisies](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/12/07/the-dead-daisies/)
- [Charles Aznavour, Franco-Armenian Singer](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/10/01/charles-aznavour-franco-armenian-singer/)
- [Alanis Morisette](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2012/12/03/alanis-morisette/)
- [Ian Gillan](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2011/05/13/ian-gillan/)
- [Ben Stiller](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2012/05/27/ben-stiller/)
- [Chelsea Handler](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/01/28/chelsea-handler/)
- [Guillermo Diaz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/05/05/guillermo-diaz/)
- [Donovan](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/donovan-2/)
- [30 Seconds To Mars](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2010/08/10/30-seconds-to-mars/)
- [Ashton Kutcher](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/ashton-kutcher/)
- [James Blunt](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/02/08/james-blunt/)
- [Randy Blythe](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/randy-blythe/) - By Jonas Rogowski - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27576860
- [Morrissey](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/morrissey/) - By Gothmeister - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15802137
- [Dean Kramer](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/18/dean-kramer/)
- [Seal](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/09/seal/) - By C.Grube for Access2music.de - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18885934
- [Antigone Rising](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/09/antigone-rising-2/) - By U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv - Flickr: Antigone Rising Israel 1011, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18890328
- [Jay Leno](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/03/jay-leno-2/)
- [Whitney Houston](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/03/whitney-houston-2/)
- [Noah Tishby](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/09/03/noah-tishby/)
- [August 2020 Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/08/11/august-2020-newsletter/)
- [Flo Rida](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/08/10/flo-rida/)
- [Steven Spielberg](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/08/10/steven-spielberg/)
- [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/07/27/kareem-abdul-jabbar/)
- [From Ethiopia to Israel: July 2020](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/07/23/from-ethiopia-to-israel-july-2020/)
- [Ray Allen](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/07/13/ray-allen/)
- [Mitchell Schwartz, 2020 Super Bowl Champion](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/02/05/mitchell-schwartz-2020-super-bowl-champion/)
- [Ron Blaauw](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/26/ron-blaauw/)
- [Shakira](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/19/shakira/)
- [Ziggy Marley](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/19/ziggy-marley/)
- [Ray Charles](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/19/ray-charles-2/)
- [Marty Rubin](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/19/marty-rubin/)
- [Louis Armstrong](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/19/louis-armstrong/)
- [Jesse Eisenberg](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/19/jesse-eisenberg-2/)
- [Israeli-Arab singer criticizes Roger Waters for supporting BDS](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/09/israeli-arab-singer-mira-awad-slams-rogers-waters-for-bds-support/) - During the interview, Awad urged Waters to visit Israel and perform in the country as means for encouraging Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 9, 2020 10:10 Mira Awad, an Israeli-Arab singer and actress who represented Israel at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, criticized former Pink Floyd front-man Roger Waters Monday for the latter's long-time
- [Mira Awad](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/05/mira-awad/)
- [Jeremy Piven on Performing Stand-Up Comedy in Israel: ‘It Was the Best Set I Ever Had’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/06/02/jeremy-piven-on-performing-stand-up-comedy-in-israel-it-was-the-best-set-i-ever-had/) - MAY 28, 2020 12:14 PM Jeremy Piven on Performing Stand-Up Comedy in Israel: ‘It Was the Best Set I Ever Had’ By Shiryn Ghermezian Jeremy Piven participating in a Zoom call with other comics organized by Creative Community for Peace. Photo: Screenshot. Jewish American comic and actor Jeremy Piven performed his best stand-up act ever
- [Ala Dakka of Fauda](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/05/20/ala-dakka-of-fauda/)
- [March 2020 Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/03/18/march-2020-newsletter/)
- [January 2020 Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/03/18/january-2020-newsletter/)
- [Ziggy Marley, 2019 Ambassador of Peace Artist Honoree](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2020/02/05/ziggy-marley-2019-ambassador-of-peace-artist-honoree/)
- [Creative Community for Peace Urges ‘Interaction and Co-Existence’ at Gala Fundraiser](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/25/creative-community-for-peace-urges-interaction-and-co-existence-at-gala-fundraiser/) - Ziggy Marley, Troy Carter, Aaron Bay-Schuck, Jacqueline Saturn and Walter Kolm were honored as Ambassadors of Peace at the Sept. 26 event. By ROY TRAKIN On a warm fall evening at the sprawling Holmby Hills home of top music business attorney Gary Stiffelman and wife Carmen, an overflow crowd gathered to express its collective commitment to
- [Creative Community for Peace Honors Industry Execs, Ziggy Marley at Second Annual Ambassadors of Peace Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/25/creative-community-for-peace-honors-industry-execs-ziggy-marley-at-second-annual-ambassadors-of-peace-gala/) - Michael Tran/Getty Images Walter Kolm, Ziggy Marley, Jacqueline Saturn, Aaron Bay-Schuck and Troy Carter attend the Creative Community for Peace's 2nd Annual "Celebrating Ambassadors of Peace" event held at a Private Residence on Sept. 26, 2019 in Los Angeles. By Melinda Newman The Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) honored Warner Records CEO/co-chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck, Caroline Music/CMG president Jacqueline Saturn, Q&A
- [We're Making a Big Impact--Here's How](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/21/end-of-year-giving-newsletter/)
- [Nof Atamna-Ismaeel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/20/nof-atamna-ismaeel/)
- [Fall 2019 Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/11/11/fall-2019-newsletter/)
- [October Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/10/10/october-newsletter/)
- [PRESS RELEASE: CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE CONDEMNS THE BULLYING OF DEMI LOVATO](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/10/04/press-release-creative-community-for-peace-condemns-the-bullying-of-demi-lovato/) - CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE CONDEMNS THE BULLYING OF DEMI LOVATO Los Angeles, CA (October 4, 2019) - Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) condemns the recent attack by boycott movement activists on Demi Lovato’s Instagram photos from her recent trip to Israel. Along with members of her family, Ms. Lovato took a spiritual trip to Israel,
- [PRESS RELEASE: ‘CELEBRATING AMBASSADORS OF PEACE’ (AOP) EVENT  HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26 IN LOS ANGELES](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/10/04/press-release-celebrating-ambassadors-of-peace-aop-event-held-on-september-26-in-los-angeles/) - MORE THAN 400 ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXECS GATHERED TO HONOR AARON BAY-SCHUCK, JACQUELINE SATURN, TROY CARTER, WALTER KOLM, AND ZIGGY MARLEY AT CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE’S SECOND ANNUAL AMBASSADOR’S OF PEACE (AOP) AWARDS EVENT ‘CELEBRATING AMBASSADORS OF PEACE’ (AOP) EVENT HELD ON SEPTEMBER 26 IN LOS ANGELES Walter Kolm (former President of Universal Music Latino
- [PRESS RELEASE:  ‘CELEBRATING AMBASSADORS OF PEACE’ (AOP) EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 26 IN LOS ANGELES   ](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/09/11/press-release/) - AUGUST 20, 2019 FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/FALCON PUBLICITY CEO/CO-CHAIRMAN OF WARNER RECORDS AARON BAY-SCHUCK, GRAMMY WINNING ARTIST ZIGGY MARLEY, PRESIDENT OF CAROLINE MUSIC/CMG JACQUELINE SATURN, TROY CARTER AND TOP LATIN MANAGER WALTER KOLM ALL TO BE HONORED AS “AMBASSADORS OF PEACE” BY CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE ‘CELEBRATING AMBASSADORS OF PEACE’ (AOP) EVENT SET FOR
- [Creative Community for Peace to Honor Top Music Execs for Second Annual Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/09/11/creative-community-for-peace-to-honor-top-music-execs-for-second-annual-gala/) - 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 Peace (CCFP), an apolitical organization made up of prominent members of the entertainment industry that’s
- [End of Summer, August 2019, Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/08/21/end-of-summer-august-2019-newsletter/)
- [Summer Newsletter 2019](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/07/17/summer-2019/)
- [Milton 'Bituca' Nascimento](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/07/01/milton-bituca-nascimento/)
- [Making Headlines](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/06/05/making-headlines/)
- [PRESS RELEASE: CELEBRITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS SPEAK OUT IN FAVOR OF EUROVISION AND AGAINST CULTURAL BOYCOTT](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/30/celebrities-and-entertainment-industry-leaders-speak-out-against-israel-eurovision-boycott/) - CELEBRITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST ISRAEL EUROVISION BOYCOTT With the much anticipated Eurovision Song Contest just around the corner, more than 100 artists and leading names in the entertainment industry unite in the spirit of peace and togetherness to show their support for the show in Israel. London, UK (30, 2019) -
- [Thanks to CCFP’s efforts, Eurovision 2019 in Tel-Aviv was a massive success](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/30/ccfps-work-eurovision-2019/)
- [Madonna, Eurovision 2019](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/22/madonna-eurovision-2019/)
- [Madonna Set to Perform Eurovision 2019](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/08/madonna-set-to-perform-eurovision-2019/)
- [Stephen Fry, Sharon Osbourne and KISS’ Gene Simmons among names speaking out against Eurovision Israel boycott](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/06/stephen-fry-sharon-osbourne-and-kiss-gene-simmons-among-names-speaking-out-against-eurovision-israel-boycott/) - 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 speaking out against a suggested boycott of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Israel. Set
- [U.S. Music Industry Delegation Convenes in Tel Aviv for Eurovision](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/28/u-s-music-industry-delegation-convenes-in-tel-aviv-for-eurovision/) - 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 host to an intimate, invite-only dinner of music industry delegates from the United States. The
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- [Sarah Idan, Former Miss Iraq](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/22/sarah-idan-former-miss-iraq/)
- [As Eurovision Heads to Israel, Entertainment Industry Heavies Urge Support](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/06/as-eurovision-heads-to-israel-entertainment-industry-heavies-urge-support-2/) - 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 and globally-televised event, which promotes musical acts from all over the world. The statement, signed
- [As Eurovision Heads to Israel, Entertainment Industry Heavies Urge Support](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/03/as-eurovision-heads-to-israel-entertainment-industry-heavies-urge-support/)
- [Rachel Riley, Sharon Osbourne and Stephen Fry among stars urging support for Israel hosting Eurovision](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/05/03/rachel-riley-sharon-osbourne-and-stephen-fry-among-stars-urging-support-for-israel-hosting-eurovision/)
- [Israeli Eurovision hero says there’s no place for boycott](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/30/israeli-eurovision-hero-says-theres-no-place-for-boycott/)
- [Stephen Fry joins celebrities condemning proposed Eurovision boycott](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/30/stephen-fry-joins-celebrities-condemning-proposed-eurovision-boycott/)
- [Celebrities denounce proposed boycott of Eurovision in Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/30/celebrities-denounce-proposed-boycott-of-eurovision-in-israel/) - 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 states that Eurovision’s “spirit of togetherness” across the continent is “under attack by those calling
- [Reggae star Anthony B performs in Israel for Bob Marley's 74th birthday](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/30/reggae-star-anthony-b-performs-in-israel-for-bob-marleys-74th-birthday/) - Rastifarianism is not a religion but a spiritual culture, explains Anthony Jamaican reggae sensation Anthony B took to the stage in Israel with performers around the world to celebrate the late reggae legend Bob Marley’s 74th birthday over the weekend with a “One Love” concert. In an exclusive interview with i24NEWS, he describes the impact of
- [Azerbaijan: Chingiz bonds with Mahmood in Tel Aviv](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/22/azerbaijan-chingiz-bonds-with-mahmood-in-tel-aviv/)
- [Despite death threats, France’s Eurovision entrant looking forward to Tel Aviv](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/22/despite-death-threats-frances-eurovision-entrant-looking-forward-to-tel-aviv/)
- [Nick Cave: cultural boycott of Israel is 'cowardly and shameful'](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/18/nick-cave-cultural-boycott-of-israel-is-cowardly-and-shameful/) - 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 Bad Seeds, and received criticism from artists who oppose Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and
- [Artists Take Sides: A Report on the Cultural Boycott](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/18/artists-take-sides-a-report-on-the-cultural-boycott/) - By Matthew Kalman, JQ Jewish Quarterly UK The Palestinian boycott, sanctions and divestment (BDS) campaign has been largely unsuccessful in slowing Israel’s booming economy. “It’s had a handful of symbolic victories, like Airbnb, but the economic impact has been nil,” says David Rosenberg, economics editor for Haaretz and author of Israel’s Technology Economy: Origins and
- [Scooter Braun, Geffen’s Neil Jacobson, Warner Music’s Aton Ben-Horin Honored as Ambassadors of Peace](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/17/scooter-braun-geffens-neil-jacobson-warner-musics-aton-ben-horin-honored-as-ambassadors-of-peace/) - By Roy Trakin, Variety SB Projects founder Scooter Braun, Geffen Records President Neil Jacobson and Warner Music Group Global VP of A&R Aton Ben-Horin were recognized as “Ambassadors of Peace” by Hollywood organization Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) on Thursday night. The sold out event held in the backyard of entertainment attorney Aaron Rosenberg and TV producer Danny Rose’s lavish
- [11,000 sign petition urging European broadcasters to back Eurovision in Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/17/11000-sign-petition-urging-european-broadcasters-to-back-eurovision-in-israel/) - By Jewish News Reporter, Jewish News More than 11,200 people have signed an online petition calling for the European Broadcasting Union to support the planned Eurovision Song Contest due to be held in Israel in May. Launched by Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), petitioners said the Eurovision’s “spirit of togetherness is under attack by those
- [Scooter Braun to Be Honored by Creative Community for Peace](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/17/scooter-braun-to-be-honored-by-creative-community-for-peace/) - By Variety Staff, Variety Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), an organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry that’s dedicated to promoting the arts as a means to peace in the Middle East, will honor several music business executives as “Ambassadors of Peace” at an October 4 gala event to be held at the
- [Madonna to Perform in Israel for Eurovision Song Contest](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/10/madonna-to-perform-in-israel-for-eurovision-song-contest/)
- [Ozcan Deniz, 'Bride of Istanbul'](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/04/09/ozcan-deniz-bride-of-istanbul/)
- [Transgender Woman Anastasia Pirveli To Represent Georgia in Eurovision](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2019/01/10/transgender-woman-anastasia-pirveli-to-represent-georgia-in-eurovision/)
- [Established artists and a fantastic new discovery join our stellar and diverse 'Eurovision - Australia Decides' lineup.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/12/26/established-artists-and-a-fantastic-new-discovery-join-our-stellar-and-diverse-eurovision-australia-decides-lineup/)
- [BILAL HASSANI MADE A DECLARATION OF LOVE TO THE EUROVISION!](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/12/12/bilal-hassani-made-a-declaration-of-love-to-the-eurovision/)
- [Nick Cave Defends Israel Concert in Open Letter to Brian Eno](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/12/11/nick-cave-defends-israel-concert-in-open-letter-to-brian-eno/)
- [SBS threatens to sue protesters calling for boycott of Eurovision in Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/12/05/sbs-threatens-to-sue-protesters-calling-for-boycott-of-eurovision-in-israel/)
- [Scooter Braun, Ambassador of Peace Honoree 2018](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/10/18/scooter-braun-ambassador-of-peace-honoree-2018/)
- [Colombian superstar Carlos Vives rebuffed BDS pressure, had a very special night in Tel Aviv](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/08/01/colombian-superstar-carlos-vives-rebuffs-bds-pressure/) - 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 his July 31 show in Tel Aviv, tweeting soon after that it was a very
- [Magne Furuholem, Norwegian band A-ha](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/06/26/magne-furuholem-norwegian-band-a-ha/)
- [Grace Chatto, Clean Bandit](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/06/20/grace-chatto-clean-bandit/) - "When we started the band, we were seven, and one of them didn't want to travel to Israel [because of the boycott]. I found that very terrible and stupid, and we found ourselves in an unpleasant situation because of it, but unfortunately there was nothing I could do about it. Now we can do what
- [Fauda star Itzik Cohen: ‘The show has become a great force for bringing people together’](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/06/18/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, a series that was made on a very low budget, and in the midst of
- [CCFP Behind The Scenes: Live Nation/Bluestone Group head Guy Beser](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/08/22/behind-the-scenes-guy-besser/) - Rihanna, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Guns N’ Roses… What do they all have in common? They all performed (or will soon perform) in Israel thanks to the efforts of the Israeli production company Bluestone Group. Since their first high profile concert -- Rihanna in 2013 -- they have grown by leaps and bounds, and
- [The Musrara School and the healing power of art](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/04/17/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 from all over Israel to the Musrara neighborhood of Jerusalem in order to learn and
- [Entertainment execs condemn threats against Netflix by Boycott Israel movement](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/04/03/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 itself in an unusual situation. The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has threatened
- [Winter Newsletter 2017](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/12/30/a-year-in-review-2017/)
- [The Epic Battle In Hollywood Over The Holy Land](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/03/20/4071-2/) - 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 with air strikes, a bizarre celebrity cultural phenomenon 8,000 miles away caught the media’s attention:
- [When Music Kills](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2018/03/05/when-music-kills/) - 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 to see what unites us on a deeper level. It lets us glimpse the world
- [Hundreds Attend Los Angeles Premiere of New Documentary Discussing Roger Waters. Global Anti-Semitism and the Boycott Israel Movement](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/12/08/hundreds-attend-los-angeles-premiere-of-new-documentary-discussing-roger-waters-global-anti-semitism-and-the-boycott-israel-movement/) - Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) and the Simon Wiesenthal Center - More than 200 people attended the LA premiere of the documentary "Wish You Weren't Here," hosted by Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) and the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The film, by filmmaker and New York Times #1 best-selling author Ian Halperin, examines the actions and
- [“A Principled Stand”: Creative Community For Peace Responds To Roger Waters/ Nick Cave Controversy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/11/22/creative-community-for-peace-responds-to-roger-watersnick-cave-controversy/) - Nick Doesn't Cave In his November 18th press conference prior to his two sold-out Tel Aviv concerts, Nick Cave explained why he was defying demands that he cancel these performances. “It suddenly became very important,” Cave said, “to make a stand against those people who are trying to shut down musicians, to bully musicians, to
- [The Museum on the Seam: Healing Jerusalem's divides one exhibition at a time](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/10/10/the-museum-on-the-seam-healing-jerusalems-divides-one-exhibition-at-a-time/) - 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 and Palestinians. For example, the Jerusalem YMCA Youth Choir brings people together through music; the
- [Top Entertainment Industry Executives sign open letter supporting Lincoln Center and denouncing Boycott Israel Movement.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/07/10/top-entertainment-industry-executives-sign-open-letter-supporting-lincoln-center-and-denouncing-boycott-israel-movement/) - Los Angeles, CA (July 10, 2017) - More than 45 high-level entertainment industry executives have signed a letter denouncing the “hypocritical, discriminatory, and dangerous” Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, after activists associated with the movement demanded that Lincoln Center cancel an Israeli play. The executives, all members of Creative Community For Peace
- [Summer 2017 Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/07/06/summer-2017-newsletter/)
- [CREATIVE COMMUNITY FOR PEACE HOSTS TOP MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/06/29/creative-community-for-peace-hosts-top-music-and-entertainment-industry-executives/) - Los Angeles, CA (June 27, 2017) Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) held an event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles which brought the who’s who of the entertainment industry together in celebration of the power of music to build bridges for peace. The Frontman of Grammy nominated Warner Bros band Disturbed and CCFP
- [Spring 2017 Newsletter](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/06/05/spring-2017-newsletter/)
- [Why Eddie Izzard got into trouble for trying to run a marathon](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/03/30/why-eddie-izzard-got-into-trouble-for-trying-to-run-a-marathon/) - British comedian Eddie Izzard landed in Israel Thursday afternoon to perform in Tel Aviv in the evening and then to run in the Palestine Marathon on Friday...or so he thought. Responding to the comedian’s tweet, the official Twitter account of the Palestine Marathon made it clear that they would not allow this, writing, “British comedian
- [Natalie Imbruglia and the Desperation of BDS](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2017/02/15/natalie-imbruglia-and-the-desperation-of-bds/) - 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 us who believe in artistic freedom and the power of the arts to build bridges
- [Rock Band BETTY Slams Boycott Groups in Exclusive Interview to CCFP](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/12/29/rock-band-betty-slams-boycott-groups-in-exclusive-interview-to-ccfp/) - 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 L Word,” the band BETTY is fronted by three outspoken and dedicated female musicians
- [The Radicalism of Roger Waters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/11/30/the-radicalism-of-roger-waters/) - 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 "Israeli government, the U.S. government, and the pro-Israel lobby...to shape American media coverage of the
- [The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement Unmasked](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/08/16/bds-movement-unmasked/) - The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement Unmasked The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel often presents itself as a non-violent method to support Palestinian rights. It is critical to understand, however, that to the founders and leaders of the movement, BDS is a tool to bring about the end of the State of
- [CCFP GETS BILLBOARD TO RETRACT INFLAMMATORY ARTICLE](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/10/10/ccfp-gets-billboard-to-retract-inflammatory-article/) - Billboard ran a story earlier in the week about the first ever Palestine music expo with many factual inaccuracies, including referring to Ramallah, Haifa and Jerusalem as “three Palestinian cities,” and referring to the “sovereign state" of Palestine. A few of our board members wrote to Billboard calling for a correction, which the website did
- [Artists Bid Farewell to Shimon Peres](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/09/29/artists-bid-farewell-to-shimon-peres/) - 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 earned the right to believe that peace is attainable.” Believe in peace, he surely did.
- [Fall Newsletter 2016](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/09/29/fall-newsletter-2016/)
- [A-WA: Building Musical Bridges](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/09/06/a-wa-building-musical-bridges/) - A-WA: Building Musical Bridges By: Nick Lieber, Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace If you haven’t yet heard of the Israeli band A-WA (pronounced “EY-wah”), you will. The musical trio, comprised of sisters Tair, Liron, and Tagel Haim, made a splash last year with the release of their video “Habib Galbi,” which blended
- [Kosha Dillz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/09/03/kosha-dillz/)
- [Cyndi Lauper just wants to bring people together](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/03/02/cyndi-lauper-just-wants-to-bring-people-together/) - Cyndi Lauper Just Wants to Bring People Together The iconic singer of “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” performed in Israel earlier this year, stopping to visit a performing arts school and an LGBT center before her show at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) caught up with Cyndi and asked for
- [Alan Parsons Responds to Roger Waters in Exclusive Interview with Creative Community For Peace (CCFP)](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/02/19/alan-parsons-responds-to-roger-waters-in-exclusive-interview-with-creative-community-for-peace-ccfp/) - Alan Parsons Responds to Roger Waters in Exclusive Interview with Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) The war of words reported by Rolling Stone magazine between former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters and Dark Side of the Moon engineer Alan Parsons, leader of the Alan Parsons Project, isn’t over after all. Just before his performance in Tel Aviv, Parsons and his band’s
- [CCFP Exclusive Interview with K's Choice](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/09/11/interview-with-ks-choice/) - "Music is communication on an emotional level... it supersedes [anything] political or what makes us different. It actually highlights what makes us the same." CCFP sat down for an exclusive interview with Sarah Bettens and Gert Bettens of the Belgian rock band K's Choice right before their two sold-out shows in Tel Aviv to discuss
- [Let Israeli Artists Tell Their Stories](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/06/18/let-israeli-artists-tell-their-stories/) - Let Israeli Artists Tell Their Stories By: Nick Lieber - Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) applaud the creators of the London Israeli Film Festival for showcasing “the many voices throughout Israel.” We applaud Curzon Cinemas for standing up for freedom of expression, releasing a
- [Israeli musician Riff Cohen receives "big, huge hug" from Turkish fans](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/09/17/israeli-musician-riff-cohen-receives-big-huge-hug-from-turkish-fans/) - Israeli musician Riff Cohen receives "big, huge hug" from Turkish fans By: Nick Lieber - Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace It's no secret that Israel and Turkey aren't exactly friends right now. After several years of rising tensions, relations are as bad as they've ever been between the two countries. But according
- [Interview with Suzanne Vega](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/02/17/interview-with-suzanne-vega/) - Suzanne Vega's Israel 'Horizon' By: Jill Hoyt - Director, Creative Community For Peace and Nick Lieber - Editorial Associate and Analyst, Creative Community For Peace "I feel a kind of soulfulness from the people of Israel," Singer-Songwriter Suzanne Vega said. "There is always a warm electricity in the air." Vega, the American folk performer, internationally
- [Suzanne Vega's Israel "Horizon"](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/07/29/suzanne-vegas-israel-horizon/) - "I feel a kind of soulfulness from the people of Israel," Singer-Songwriter Suzanne Vega said. "There is always a warm electricity in the air." Vega, the American folk performer, internationally known since her 1987 hit singles “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner,” recently performed in Tel Aviv in support of her eighth studio album, “Tales from the
- [SANTANA CONFIRMS CONCERT IN ISRAEL ](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/03/17/santana-confirms-concert-in-israel/) - DISPELS PRIOR RUMORS THAT 2010 CONCERT WAS CANCELED AS A RESULT OF BOYCOTT PRESSURE OR SUPPORT Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) has confirmed that Carlos Santana will perform in Israel this summer on July 30 at Tel Aviv's HaYarkon Park. In 2010, Santana had to cancel his scheduled performance and there were many reports citing
- [Bezalel Raviv](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/01/06/bezalel-raviv/) - "Music is a narrow bridge for peace; it becomes bigger when we walk on it -- so let's walk."
- [Ashton Kutcher](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2013/05/14/ashton-kutcher-2/)
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- [Dionne Warwick](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/05/06/dionne-warwick/) - "I always enjoy the wonderful audiences that Israel brings out! I think of the colorful people and the beautiful scenery" and "Art knows no boundaries."
- [Sarah Bettens](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/08/04/sarah-bettens/) - "Israel has always provided us with the warmest welcome imaginable. I remember how floored we were the first time we played there. We couldn’t believe how many fans we had and how excited they were to watch us play. It’s one of the most exotic places to go too as well, we feel fortunate to
- [Henry Rollins](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/01/18/henry-rollins/) - "I don't think a cultural boycott is a good way to go.. I think ideas, discussion, other perspectives lead to change more than the silence of a boycott."
- [CCFP Condemns Harassment, Hate & Initimidation](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/05/27/ccfp-condemns-harassment-hate-initimidation/) - Creative Community for Peace Condemns Harassment, Hate and Intimidation vs Freedom of Expression at UC Irvine Campus Event May 23, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) were disturbed to learn that students were forcibly prevented from screening an Israeli film at UC Irvine recently. Approximately 50 protesters attempted
- [Navid Negahban](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2014/10/01/navid-negahban/)
- [How do international acts get to Israel? With a concerted effort](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2016/05/02/how-do-international-acts-get-to-israel-with-a-concerted-effort/) - 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 'We raise the issue early on, so that the minute they announce their concert, they know to expect the BDSers' How do international acts get
- [The Backstreet Boys](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/05/19/the-backstreet-boys/)
- [Alan Parsons](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/02/22/alan-parsons/)
- ["I won't risk my life in order to perform in Israel"](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/11/15/i-wont-risk-my-life-in-order-to-perform-in-israel/) - "I won't risk my life in order to perform in Israel." Ami Fridman. Published 18.11.15, YNET The producer of "Titans of Metal," a festival in Israel with artists scheduled from all over the world, is revealing a scary method that is being used by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS). "The artists are approaching
- [Musicians: Boycotting Israel Fans the Flames of Conflict](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/11/26/musicians-boycotting-israel-fans-the-flames-of-conflict/) - Musicians: Boycotting Israel Fans the Flames of Conflict Steve Schnur and David Renzer Brian Eno is just the latest BDS activist using untruths and misinformation to prey on musicians and artists' natural affinity for those perceived as victimized. On November 17th, Vice published a piece by Brian Eno and Ohal Grietzer calling for musicians to boycott Israel
- [](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/10/07/waters-functioning-as-a-bull-horn-for-spreading-untruths-and-misinformation-only-fan-the-flame-rather-than-seek-to-use-the-power-of-music-and-culture-to-unite/) - Waters functioning as a "bull horn" for spreading untruths and misinformation only fan the flame rather than seek to use the power of music and culture to unite. Roger Waters tried again to sway a prominent musician into boycotting a scheduled performance in Israel. First, he tried to get Bon Jovi to boycott Israel based
- [Social Feed](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/09/24/sdfsdf/)
- [Traci Szymanski Brings Hollywood Celebrities and Music stars to Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/2015/07/17/traci-szymanski-brings-hollywood-celebrities-and-music-stars-to-israel/) - By Anav Silverman, June 5, 2015, The Jerusalem Post Magazine Thousands and thousands of screaming fans, including an exceptionally large number of nostalgic mothers, attended the three sold-out Backstreet Boys concerts held in Ra'anana two weeks ago. Peppering their performances with "We love you, Israel!" and adjusting the lyrics of their hit song to "I want it

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- [Creative Community For Peace](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/) - Building BridgesWe are a non-profit organization that is comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the arts as a bridge to peace. Click Here For a List of Upcoming Events Click Here to Check Out Our Previous Events Lionel Richie"My friends have been trying to convince me
- [BDS Movement - The Truth](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/bds-movement-the-truth/) - What Is Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)? The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) organization was formally founded in 2005 after being established at the infamous Durban Conference in 2001 by anti-Israel NGOs. It was created as a political weapon with the aim of eradicating the State of Israel and is a continuation of the call
- [Our Mission](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/our-mission/) - Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) is a non-profit entertainment industry organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment community who have come together to build bridges through the arts, to educate and counter rising antisemitism in the entertainment industry, and to galvanize support against the cultural boycott of Israel. We understand the power that music,
- [Vanguard - Lawrence Bender and Yardena Schwartz](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/vanguard-lawrence-bender-and-yardena-schwartz/) - VANGUARD – LAWRENCE BENDER AND YARDENA SCHWARTZ In Conversation With CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel Tickets
- [Featured Posts](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/featured-posts/) - The UN Commission of Inquiry is Back with Another Anti-Israel Smear Report Featured Posts The UN Commission of Inquiry is Back with Another Anti-Israel Smear Report This is what happens when a biased UN commission launders an accusation through the language of human rights — and celebrities repeat it to millions without understanding the law,
- [Press Releases](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/press-releases/) - An archive of all CCFP press releases.
- [CCFP In The News](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/ccfp-in-the-news/) - Israel decries Venice Biennale protests as ‘intimidation’ Article Israel decries Venice Biennale protests as ‘intimidation’ Read the original article here. Demonstrations outside the Israeli pavilion came after Italy’s government opposed efforts by Biennale organizers and jurors to exclude the Jewish state. ( May 11, 2026 / JNS ) Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday decried protests…CCFPeaceMay
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- [Previous Campaigns](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/our-ads/) - CCFP Releases a Statement Featuring Many Leading Entertainment Heavyweights in Support of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel CCFP’s statement on Eurovision, which was signed onto by more than 100 leaders in the entertainment industry, was picked up by over 250 news outlets throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States. Some of the outlets that
- [Vanguard - The Rising Entertainment Leadership Network](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/vanguard-invitation/) - Who We Are The Vanguard initiative is committed to educating the next generation of entertainment industry leaders about the challenges facing Israel and the Jewish people today. Through engaging conversations with Jewish thought leaders, networking events, and mentorship opportunities with entertainment industry leaders, we create a space to explore these issues and develop meaningful strategies
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- [Anti-Boycott Petition](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/anti-boycott-petition/) - SUPPORT ARTISTS PERFORMING FOR THEIR ISRAELI FANS Hundreds of artists perform in Israel every year and nearly all of them receive pressure to cancel. Artists are being inundated with petitions, open letters, and sometimes thousands of posts on social media, calling on them to boycott Israel. It is crucial at this time that artists hear
- [For Managers and Agents](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/how-ccfp-helps-artists/) - We hope that your clients continue to be among the ranks of independent-minded artists who choose to perform in Israel, many of which we have worked with, including: Rihanna, Radiohead, Jennifer Lopez, J Balvin, Maluma, Paul McCartney, Sia, Tame Impala, DJ Black Coffee, Justin Timberlake, Daddy Yankee, 50 Cent, Diana Krall, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Clean
- [Support Us](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/support-us/) - Creative Community for Peace is committed to promoting the arts as a means to peace and to countering the cultural boycott of Israel. It is through the generous support of our investors that we are able to further our work within the entertainment community across the United States and around the world. We invite you
- [Previous Virtual Events](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/previous-virtual-events/)
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- [Newsletters](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/newsletters/) - Want the latest news? Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter. View previous newsletters below. Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * Telephone Previous Newsletters French Film Boycott, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Jerry O’Connell Newsletter French Film Boycott, Paramount, Warner Bros., and Jerry O’Connell Eurovision, Educating the Next Generation, and New
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- [Cultural Boycott In The News](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/cultural-boycott-in-the-news/) - British Government to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel Cultural Boycott British Government to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel According to the bill, to be announced by Michael Gove, the Minister for Local Government, 'substantial' fines will be imposed on offenders The British government plans to introduce legislation on Monday to ban local authorities
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- [Our Leadership](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/our-leadership/) - Creative Community for Peace was founded in 2012 by David Renzer (Former Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Publishing) and Steve Schnur (Worldwide Executive & Music President, Electronic Arts) and is comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry who have come together to promote the arts as a means to peace, to support artistic freedom, and believe
- [Podcast](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/podcast/) - Creative Community Podcast You can listen to the Creative Community podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts. See links below.
- [About The BDS Movement](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/about-bds/) - The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement Unmasked The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement presents itself as a social justice movement when in reality, it is a political movement that seeks the defamation, delegitimization, and eventual elimination of the State of Israel, as stated openly by the movements leaders. In the video below, Omar Barghouti — a founding member
- [Support Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/support-eurovision-2019-in-tel-aviv/) - CCFP Releases a Statement Featuring Many Leading Entertainment Heavyweights in Support of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel CCFP’s statement on Eurovision, which was signed onto by more than 100 leaders in the entertainment industry, was picked up by over 250 news outlets throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States. Some of the outlets that
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- [Build Bridges on #GivingTuesday](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/givingtuesday/) - Build Bridges on #GivingTuesday The boycott Israel movement is well funded and growing every day. We need your help now more than ever! CCFP has a lot in store for 2019 including: Supporting hundreds of artists to perform in Israel Ensure Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv is a success Launching New Artist Initiatives Educational programs for
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- [Music of Paul Simon Gallery - June 27, 2017](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/music-of-paul-simon-gallery/) - On June 27, 2017, more than 150 people came together for a CCFP event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event brought out the who’s who of the entertainment industry together in celebration of the power of music to build bridges for peace. The Frontman of Grammy nominated Warner Bros band Disturbed
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- [Suede in Tel Aviv](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/portfolio/suede-in-tel-aviv/)
- [Elton John In Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/portfolio/elton-john-in-israel/)
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## Events

- [6th Annual Ambassadors of Peace Gala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/6th-annual-ambassadors-of-peace-gala/)
- [5th Annual 'Ambassadors of Peace'](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/5th-annual-ambassadors-of-peace/) - Purchase tickets here.
- [White Supremacy in America with Dr. Simon Purdue](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/white-supremacy-in-america-with-dr-simon-purdue/) - Dispelling The Myths Season Two This week in conversation with CCFP Director Ari Ingel is Dr. Simon Purdue of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Discussing White Supremacy in America and Why the Jewish Community Needs to be Very Concerned. To submit a questions beforehand, please email: info@creativecommunityforpeace.com Register here.
- [Ambassadors of Peace 2022](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ambassadors-of-peace-2022/) - Purchase tickets and sponsorship packages here.
- [Check Out Our Dispelling The Myths Series](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/check-out-our-dispelling-the-myths-series/) - Thank you to everyone who tuned into our first season of our Dispelling the Myths series, which is an educational series with thought leaders, unpacking the most pressing issues facing Israel and the Jewish people today. If you missed any of the conversation you can watch them on YouTube through our Previous Events page [LINK] or listen to them
- [Ambassadors of Peace Gala 2022](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ambassadors-of-peace-gala-2022/) - Purchase tickets or sponsorship packages here.
- [CCFP Presents: BDS Unmasked - Radical Roots, Extremist Ends](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ccfp-presents-bds-unmasked-radical-roots-extremist-ends/) - Creative Community For Peace Presents Dispelling the Myths A series of conversations with thought leaders in the Jewish and Israeli world. This weeks session is: BDS Unmasked - Radical Roots, Extremist Ends with Dan Diker. Dan is a research fellow on political warfare and BDS at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. He is also
- [CCFP Presents: Understanding the History and Growing Rise of Antisemitism](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ccfp-presents-understanding-the-history-and-growing-rise-of-antisemitism/) - A series of conversations with thought leaders in the Jewish and Israeli world. This weeks session is: Understanding the History and Growing Rise of Antisemitism with Ben M Freeman. Ben is a world renowned author and educator on antisemitism. His latest book is entitled "Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People." To submit a questions beforehand, please
- [Creative Community For Peace Presents Heading Home - The Tale of Team Israel](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/creative-community-for-peace-presents-heading-home-the-tale-of-team-israel/) - Register: http://ccfpeace.org/?Baseball
- [CCFP Presnts: Start Up Nation](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ccfp-presnts-start-up-nation/) - Monday August 17, 2020 9:45am pst / 12:45pm est / 5:45pm UK / 7:45pm Israel A special discussion with leaders of the Israeli tech industry. Panelists Include: Laly David, Partner, OurCrowd Yossi Vardi, Godfather of Israeli Tech-Industry Aviv Arnon, Co-Founder & CBDO at WSC Sports Tomer Shani, Co-Founder & CEO, Noveto Systems Moderated By: Dan
- [CCFP Presents: From Ethiopia to Israel ](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ccfp-presents-from-ethiopia-to-israel/) - A special discussion with members of the Israeli Ethiopian community about their history, culture, life in Israel, and how it manifests in their art. Panelists Include: Naftali Aklum (Lecturer, Red Sea Diving Resort) AvevA Dese (Artist) Hewan Meshesha (Artist) Moderated By: Ashager Araro (Co-Founder of Battae, Ethiopian Heritage Center) Tuesday July 28, 2020 11am pst
- [Comedy and Israel: A Discussion on the Past, Present and Future.](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/comedy-and-israel-a-discussion-on-the-past-present-and-future/) - Comedy and Israel: A Discussion on the Past, Present and Future Join our panel of comedians as they discuss their past trips to Israel and the current state and future of the comedy industry in the time of COVID-19. Panelists Include: - Avi Liberman - Brian Kiley - Tammy Pescatelli - Steve White - Elon
- [The State of the Israeli Film and TV Industry In the Time of COVID-19](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/the-state-of-the-israeli-film-and-tv-industry-in-the-time-of-covid-19/) - A discussion with leading members from the Israeli film and television industry, discussing the state of the industry in the time of COVID-19. This discussion panel will also take you behind the scenes of some of your favorite Israeli produced shows such as Homeland, Euphoria, Our Boys, and more. Panelists Include: Assi Azar, TV Host
- [Bonnie Tyler](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/bonnie-tyler/)
- [Everygrey](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/everygrey/)
- [The Toy Dolls](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/the-toy-dolls/)
- [Ballet Hispánico Company](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ballet-hispanico-company/)
- [The Stranglers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/the-stranglers/)
- [Cigarette's and Sex](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/cigarettes-and-sex/) - Barby Tel Aviv
- [Eleanor Friedberger](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/eleanor-friedberger/)
- [Splean](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/splean/)
- [Peter Murphy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/peter-murphy/) - Haoman 17 Tel Aviv
- [Gregorian](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/gregorian/) - Menora Mivtahim Arena Tel Aviv
- [Boris Grebenshikov](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/boris-grebenshikov/) - Heihal HaTarbut Tel Aviv
- [Matisyahu](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/matisyahu/) - Jerusalem
- [Tiesto](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/tiesto/) - Park Rishon Amphitheater
- [Albert Lee](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/albert-lee/) - Reading 3 Tel Aviv
- [Yumi Zouma](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/yumi-zouma/) - Tmuma TLV
- [Armin Van Buuren](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/armin-van-buuren/) - Jerusalem Pais Arena
- [Yael Naim](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/yael-naim/) - Performing Arts Center
- [Kipelov](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/kipelov/) - Auditorium Rapoport Haifa/Moadon Teatron Tel-Aviv
- [Area Sool](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/area-sool/) - Rodeo Haifa/Havana Club Tel-Aviv/Bar 7 Beer-Sheva
- [Orelle Meets The Obsolete](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/orelle-meets-the-obsolete/)
- [Jerusalem Sacred Music Festival](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/baaba-maal-at-the-jerusalem-sacred-music-festival/) - Artists include Misty in Roots, Selda Bagcan, Saihou Kanuteh, Graham Lawson, Sona Jobarteh, Kutsi Erguner, Mulatu Astatke, and Baaba Maal.
- [Psychic TV](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/psychic-tv/)
- [Stick Men](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/stick-men/)
- [Moonspell](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/moonspell/)
- [Battle Beast](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/battle-beast/)
- [The Chemical Brothers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/the-chemical-brothers-2/)
- [Samuel Torres Group](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/samuel-torres-group/)
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- [Blixa Bargeld and Teho Teardo](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/blixa-bargeld-and-teho-teardo/) - Buy tickets here Support Blixa Bargeld on Twitter and Facebook Support Teho Teardo on Facebook
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- [Cruachan](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/cruachan/) - Buy tickets here Support Cruachan on Twitter and Facebook
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- [Chick Correa (Red Sea Jazz Festival)](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/chick-correa-red-sea-jazz-festival/) - Buy tickets here Support Chick Correa on Twitter and Facebook
- [Julian Marley](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/julian-marley/) - Buy tickets here Support Julian Marley on Facebook and Twitter
- [Marcus Gilmore (Red Sea Jazz Festival)](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/marcus-gilmore-red-sea-jazz-festival/) - Buy tickets here Support Marcus Gilmore on Facebook
- [Morrisey](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/morrisey/) - Buy tickets here Support Morrisey on Facebook
- [The Searchers](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/the-searchers/) - Buy tickets here Support The Searchers on Facebook
- [Louis CK](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/louis-ck/) - Buy tickets here Support Louis CK on Twitter and Facebook
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- [Sia](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/sia/) - Buy tickets here Support Sia on Twitter and Facebook
- [SYMPHONY X](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/symphony-x/) - Buy tickets here Support Symphony X on Twitter and Facebook
- [Niko Vertis](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/niko-vertis/) - Buy tickets here Support Niko Vertis on Twitter and Facebook
- [Santana](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/santana/) - Buy tickets here Support Santana on Twitter and Facebook
- [Inner Circle](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/inner-circle/) - Buy tickets here Support Inner Circle on Twitter and Facebook
- [Avicii](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/avicii/) - Buy tickets here Support Avicii on Twitter and Facebook
- [Over The Rainbow ft. Graham Bonnet](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/over-the-rainbow-ft-graham-bonnet/) - Buy tickets here Support Graham Bonnnet on Twitter and Facebook
- [Mercury Rev](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/mercury-rev/) - Buy tickets here Support Mercury Rev on Facebook
- [Scofield, Mehldau, Guiliana](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/scofield-mehldau-guiliana/) - Buy tickets here Support Scofield, Mehldau, Guiliana on Twitter and Facebook
- [Henrique Eisenmann](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/henrique-eisenmann/) - Buy tickets here Support Henrique Eisenmann on Facebook
- [Scorpions](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/scorpions/) - Buy tickets here Support Scoripons on Twitter and Facebook
- [Buddy Guy](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/buddy-guy/) - Buy tickets here Support Buddy Guy on Twitter and Facebook
- [Tame Impala](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/tame-impala-2/) - Buy tickets here Support Tame Impala on Twitter and Facebook
- [Damien Jurado](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/damien-jurado/) - Buy tickets here Support Damien Jurado on Facebook and Twitter
- [Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/prescilla-queen-of-the-desert-musical/) - Buy tickets here Support Priscilla Queen of the Desert Musical on Facebook
- [Megadeath](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/megadeath/) - Buy tickets here Support Megadeath on Facebook and Twitter
- [King Dude](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/king-dude/)
- [Hannibal Buress](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/hannibal-buress/)
- [BadBadNotGood](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/badbadnotgood/)
- [Sergio Mendes](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/sergio-mendes/)
- [Zakk Wylde](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/zakk-wylde-2/)
- [Psychic Ills](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/psychic-ills-4/)
- [Psychic Ills](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/psychic-ills/)
- [Simply Red](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/simply-red/)
- [Foreigner](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/foreigner/)
- [Pat Metheny](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/pat-metheny/)
- [Die Antwoord](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/die-antwoord/)
- [Brian Wilson](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/brian-wilson/)
- [Wiz Khalifa](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/wiz-khalifa/)
- [Psychic Ills](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/psychic-ills-3/)
- [Psychic Ills](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/psychic-ills-2/)
- [Ezra Furman](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/ezra-furman/)
- [Alice Cooper](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/alice-cooper-2/)
- [Alice Cooper](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/alice-cooper/)
- [](https://www.creativecommunityforpeace.com/blog/events/3420/)

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