The German jury of the Nelly Sachs book prize has withdrawn its decision to honour Kamila Shamsie with the award, due to her ongoing support for the Boycott, Diverstment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
Read MoreIsraeli filmmaker Eyal Sivan signed an open letter last week supporting a boycott at the international Berlin Pop-Kultur Festival due to its sponsorship from the Israeli Embassy in Berlin.
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a founding member of the largest coalition in Palestinian society that leads the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, is calling for the boycott of DGTL Tel Aviv 2019 festival.
Read MoreThe letter, published on the website of "Artists for Palestine UK," was signed by filmmaker Sivan and 13 other Israeli artists who called on people to boycott the event.
Read MoreThe Guardian has a trendy hip-hop section but after reading Tom Faber’s recent interview with Palestinian hip-hop duo BLTNM, made up of Shabjdeed and Al Nather, I wasn’t sure if the piece’s main aim was to profile them or whitewash Israel out of existence.
Read MoreCodePink penned an open letter claiming that Richie's Sept. 12 concert in Tel Aviv, as part of his “Hello” tour, “will act as an endorsement of Israel’s brutal systems of military occupation and apartheid.”
Read More"Good evening Tel Aviv," said frontman Jon Bon Jovi from the stage. "I told you we'd be back, after four years we have a lot of catching up to do."
Read MoreEmmy-winning actor David Clennon said in an op-ed today that he declined an audition for a new Netflix series because he didn’t want to work with two Israeli producers previously involved in a television show that casts Palestinians in a negative light.
Read MoreComedian and Real Time host Bill Maher criticized the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on his show on Friday, calling it a "bulls**t purity test."
Read More“What an amazing time we are having on our first trip to Tel Aviv! The people have been wonderful and have such energy,” he tweeted.
Read More“This one is for the incredible people of Israel – for their strength, for their love – this one is for them,” he said.
Read MoreChris Martin, the front man of the band Coldplay, known for such hits as “Speed of Sound,” visited a Jewish-Arab school in Jaffa to which he is a donor – but he conducted his entire trip this week more at the speed of light than sound.
Canadian-American singer, Paul Anka, told those pressuring him to not perform in Israel to "f-- off," in interview with Mako on Thursday.
Here are 10 artists who have drawn flak for agreeing to play in countries that have been criticized over human rights.
Read MoreJennifer, we see you as a conscientious artist. Palestinians suffer from heinous, unabated violations to their rights, freedom, and dignity. Please support them. Please Boycott Israel!
Read MoreThe Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) is a Palestinian Authority-based organization operating out of the West Bank city of Ramallah that acts as the cultural and academic arm of the terror group-linked BNC (BDS National Committee).
Read MoreThe event, called “Not Backing Down,” was billed as a panel on how it’s possible to stand against Israel’s occupation while also standing against anti-Semitism. But it was really just a giant rally for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
Read MoreA singer who recently represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel revealed that she was harassed and threatened online after performing in the Jewish state.
Waters often tells of 60,000 concert goers pivoting from ecstatic cheers to sullen silence. A recording tells a very different story
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