Cultural Boycott

Graffiti on the Israeli separation wall dividing the West Bank town of Bethlehem promotes the BDS movement, June 17, 2014. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler)
According to ‘Israel Hayom,’ BDS has nothing to do with the occupation
Israel’s most-read newspaper deletes crucial explanations from an Associated Press article, leaving its readers with zero understanding of why Palestinians might want the world to boycott Israel. The Associated Press published a feature article last week discussing the impact that the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement has had on the Israeli music scene as of…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 17, 2018
Lorde performs at Lollapalooza in 2014. (Liliane Callegari/CC BY 2.0)
This Israeli urges Lorde: Play Palestine instead
Instead of simply canceling your show in Tel Aviv, cross the checkpoints and the separation wall and do what most pop icons have yet to do: perform in the West Bank. An open letter to Lorde. Dear Lorde, You may have stumbled upon my words before. Three years ago, your art and public persona inspired…
By Yuval Ben-Ami December 24, 2017
Israeli author David Grossman receives an honorary doctorate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s annual convocation, June 11, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
How David Grossman got drafted into the fight against BDS
Culture Minister Miri Regev is ramping up her battle against cultural boycotts by enlisting luminaries such as David Grossman. It’s time Israeli artists who believe in democracy to stand up and be brave. By Ari Remez The annual Israeli Theater Prize ceremony, held every year in the northern city of Acre, recently took place without a hitch. This, despite…
By +972 Magazine July 28, 2017
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Who is afraid of BDS?
This piece is co-written with Max Blumenthal The day after the American pop star Macy Gray announced controversial plans to perform in Tel Aviv in March, we sat down for a drink at Pua, a bar nestled in the heart of one of Jaffa’s most gentrified neighborhoods. When the waitress, a sociable 20-something resident of…
By Joseph Dana February 6, 2011
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