ALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN July 15, 2019
Earlier this year, a massive Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign was launched, pleading with musicians and artists from 42 countries to withdraw from the popular Eurovision song contest held in Tel Aviv this past May. No one did.
Read MoreALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN FEB 7, 2019
How telling it is that Jewish musicians are attacked today with hateful slander and appeals for a boycott, just as they were in the 1930s. Protest chants of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” are thinly veiled calls for Israel’s destruction.
Read MoreALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN July 14, 2017
An open letter published by the anti-Israel group Adalah-NY and signed by more than 60 artists recently asked the Lincoln Center theater to cancel scheduled performances of David Grossman’s play, To the End of the Land.
Read MoreTHE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY LANA MELMAN - Jun 26, 2018
One hundred artists, filmmakers, writers, and other cultural workers have called for a boycott of an artist-run gallery in Glendale, California — a town less than five miles from Hollywood.
Read MoreALGEMEINER – BY LANA MELMAN June 13, 2018
One hundred artists, filmmakers, writers, and other cultural workers have called for a boycott of an artist-run gallery in Glendale, California — a town less than five miles from Hollywood.
ALGEMEINER – BY LANA MELMAN APRIL 27, 2018
In case you missed the recent, ground-shaking news: Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman declined to go to Israel to accept the Genesis Award, which recognizes the recipient for his or her professional accomplishments and Jewish values.
Read MoreTHE JEWISH PRESS –BY LANA MELMAN APRIL 19, 2018
Liberate Art, founded less than 3 years ago, connects the international entertainment community and Israel creating fresh content and important events. In celebration of Israeli Independence Day, we share a few of Liberate Art’s exclusive videos featuring artists speaking out for Israel.
ALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN April 20, 2018
In celebration of Israeli Independence Day, I wanted to share a few of our videos featuring artists speaking out in support of Israel.
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY LANA MELMAN - Apr 12, 2018
Growing up I was deeply attached to my mother and her extended family. They took us in when we didn’t have anyone or anything else. They united behind us, nurtured and loved us.
Read MoreTHE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY LANA MELMAN - Feb 21, 2018
What role do entertainers play in the cultural boycott campaign against Israel? Is this an artist movement or a grassroots political campaign? What part does the nationality of the artist play? Are artists the engine of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign or the caboose?
Read MoreALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN Feb 15, 2018
In 2014, Oxfam threw Scarlett Johansson under the bus because of her association with SodaStream, an Israeli company that employed hundreds of Palestinians and served as a bellwether for peaceful co-existence between Palestinians and Jews.
ALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN Feb 12, 2018
What role do entertainers play in the cultural boycott campaign against Israel? Is this an artist movement or a grassroots political campaign? And what part does the nationality of the artist play? Are artists the engine of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign — or the caboose?
ALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN Jan 5, 2018
The New Zealand songstress Lorde recently buckled under pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel — and cancelled her June concert in Tel Aviv.
Read MoreALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN May 25, 2017
In an exclusive video interview with Liberate Art, Liberman talks about his work to heal the hearts of survivors, and his opposition to BDS.
Read MoreLIBERATE ART EXCLUSIVE
A unique LA panel will discuss how musicians and artists view the cultural boycott of Israel.
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Thank you to the panelists, especially those who have publicly supported Israel in the face of pressure and possibly adverse consequences to their careers. And to Lana Melman of Liberate Art, who organized it.
Read MoreWhat part of your humanity are cultural boycott ringleaders asking you to give up?
And will you do it?
ALGEMEINER - BY LANA MELMAN Sep 20, 2017
The very idea of prayer recognizes the power of speech not just to harm, but to uplift and transform. We uplift and transform ourselves with prayer; we uplift each other with kind words; and we uplift the world through art.
Read MoreLiberate Art featured in the article by BY KELLY HARTOG
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