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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,…

CCFP StaffDecember 8, 2017

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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…

CCFP StaffDecember 4, 2017

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“A Principled Stand”: Creative Community For Peace Responds To Roger Waters/ Nick 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…

CCFP StaffNovember 22, 2017

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The Museum on the Seam: Healing Jerusalem’s 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…

CCFP StaffOctober 10, 2017

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Roger Waters shouldn’t 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…

CCFP StaffSeptember 13, 2017

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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…

CCFP StaffJuly 10, 2017

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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…

CCFP StaffJune 29, 2017

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Wonder Woman is under attack in the Middle East

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

CCFP StaffJune 12, 2017

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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…

CCFP StaffJune 1, 2017