The group Artists4Ceasefire put up an Instagram post recently that calls for the United States to halt weapons sales. If you think that this is a general message of peace that applies to all war-torn regions, you would be disappointed to know that it specifically and solely references U.S. sales to Israel.
Read MoreNot a day goes by without a malign comment being made against Israel by someone in the arts and entertainment industry, whilst artists and entertainers planning to visit the Jewish state are threatened and their performances are disrupted and cancelled. Lana Melman addresses these issues in her book, Artists under Fire, focusing on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in what she rightly describes as a ‘war against celebrities, Jews and Israel’.
Read More“A new book artfully explains how the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has infected the entertainment industry and turned art into a political cudgel––and how to fight back against it.”
Read More“Melman is an industry insider who has been on the frontline of the fight to educate celebrities and try to insulate them from the global assault waged against them by BDS advocates through relentless social-media campaigns, threats and disinformation. She does not mince words in defining antisemitism as ‘demonizing Israel.’ The BDS campaign, she writes, ‘seeks to use the celebrity of artists as a tool to destroy Israel and stir up hate against Jews worldwide.’”
Read MoreIn spite of a possible backlash from the anti-Israel lobby, two South African artists have decided to share their genius with Israeli audiences in 2023.
Read More“Artists Under Fire shares the stories of dozens of artists (many of whom I worked with personally) caught in the crosshairs of the BDS campaign against Israel including Scarlett Johansson, The Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys and Katy Perry, to name just a few.”
Read MoreWith all this discussion about boycotts and counter-boycotts, the facts on the ground are getting lost.
Read MoreAnother co-founding member of End Jew Hatred, Lana Melman, author of Artists Under Fire: The BDS War against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel, remains resolutely hopeful and proactive while fighting in this battleground of hate.
Read MoreDeutsche Kunst-Institutionen argumentieren konfliktfrei und bieten BDS-Unterstützern eine Plattform
Read MoreExposing Cancel Culture - Book Review by Neville Teller for the Jerusalem Post
Read MoreThe announcement came earlier this month on social media: the folk band Big Thief would not be performing as scheduled in Tel Aviv.
Read MoreThose little steps that you include are very helpful; it's a way of showing how people can make a small difference just within their own social or community circles without having to take on actual "activism" as such.
Read More“Top Story” With Jonathan Tobin and guest Lana Melman, Ep. 51
Read MoreInternational entertainers of every color and creed are besieged by pressure to boycott Israel with an antisemitic smear tactic that spans the globe. Behind it all is the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, otherwise known as the BDS campaign, an intimidation network, masquerading as a human rights movement.
Read MoreLana Melman on Wake Up America talking about her book and BDS
Read MoreWhen Scarlett Johansson was surprised to find herself at the centre of a controversy in 2013, Lana Melman was there to hold her hand.
Read MoreReview in the Cleveland Jewish News
Read MoreThe full extent of the intimidation facing actors and musicians who support Israel is laid bare in a new book by a veteran Hollywood insider.
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