US EditionIsraeli-British musical duo slam organizers for cancelling show after BDS pressure
- Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa called off their June 2024 performances in Bristol and London after credible threats were made against the venues and their staff.
- The cancellations came after pressure from pro-Palestinian campaigners connected to the movement advocating for economic and cultural measures against Israel, who opposed the duo’s previous performance in Tel Aviv and called for venues to cut ties.
- Greenwood and Tassa condemned the cancellations as politically motivated censorship and silencing, emphasizing their collaboration promotes cultural unity across the Middle East through Arabic love songs on their 2023 album Jarak Qaribak.
- They argued that preventing musicians from performing and restricting audiences from attending their shows clearly constitutes censorship and suppression, while the venues involved pointed to safety issues as their reason for canceling.
- The event highlights tensions between artistic freedom and political activism, suggesting ongoing disputes over cultural expression amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remain unresolved.
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Israeli-British musical duo slam organizers for cancelling show after BDS pressure
Longtime collaborators Dudu Tassa and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood said they fear the cancellation, celebrated 'by some progressives,' will be 'weaponized by reactionaries'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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When music becomes a battleground - Index on Censorship
In today’s world of hot takes and moral outrage, we all want clear answers – good, bad, right and wrong – and people we can easily rally behind or blast – villain, victim, hero, heretic. But the cases of Kneecap, Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa have resisted such clarity, and they’ve forced us to reckon with an uncomfortable truth: freedom of expression, especially in moments of deep political pain and division, isn’t always neat, easy or even po…
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