Israeli-run music festival in Portugal forced to cancel following intense BDS campaign

Portuguese music festival cancelled after BDS campaign against Israeli organisers - The Jewish Chronicle

Local authorities reportedly blamed the risk of wildfires, but the event’s staff claim local pressure was behind the move

BDS Portugal halts Israeli-linked music festival

The Anta Gathering music festival in Portugal has been cancelled after a successful BDS Portugal campaign targeting its Israeli-affiliated organizers.

Israeli-run music festival in Portugal forced to cancel following intense BDS campaign

The team confirmed that the festival faced a well-funded and orchestrated BDS campaign "built on lies and hatred" over the last few months.

Israeli-Organized Music Festival in Portugal Canceled Amid BDS Threats

Supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign. Photo: Alex Chis. An Israeli-organized music festival set to open in Portugal on Thursday was canceled after one of the latest anti-Israel campaigns by the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement pressured local authorities to intervene. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the cancellation of Anta Gathering,” the organizers of the five-day music festival wro…