cultural boycott

TLVFest continues to partner with Israeli government and far-right lobby groups.

Relentless attacks and attempts to criminalize BDS has only strengthened movement.

Leupold scopes used by snipers who fired on unarmed Gaza protesters.

Waving a Palestinian flag does not make up for crossing a picket line.

Israel forced on the defensive by boycott campaign.

Israel’s propaganda efforts continued to fail across the globe.

Jerusalem court orders New Zealand activists who persuaded pop singer to cancel show to pay damages.

Lobby group panicked over growing number of musicians shunning Israel.

Israeli-backed group claims credit for influencing result of 2018 contest.

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters urges Kamasi Washington to pull out of Meteor Festival.

“Palestinians hope to hear you play when Israel’s occupation and apartheid end,” say boycott campaigners.

DJs Volvox and Python latest performers to ditch Meteor Festival.

Artists heed calls to pull out of Meteor Festival in Israel.

Roger Waters supports Young Fathers, reiterates right to BDS.

Band slams Ruhrtriennale festival for “wrong and deeply unfair” attempt to force them to abandon human rights.

Israel using song contest to whitewash its crimes in Gaza.

Tel Aviv LGBT film festival hit with wave of cancellations.

International event deepens its collaboration with Israeli embassy.

EU criticizes Israel’s crackdown on human rights defenders, hosts president for lunch.

Dozens of bands announce support for boycott of Israel in coordinated action.

US supporters of Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi rally for her freedom.

New Zealanders “sued” by Mossad-linked Israeli group answer back.

Mossad-linked Shurat HaDin has long record of bullying BDS advocates.

Organizers hope that call will mark milestone for BDS in the Arab world.

Lobby groups’ vicious attacks on chart-topping singer backfire.

Palestinians thank the pop star for her principled stance.

Will comedian Chris Rock break his silence or cross picket line for January gig?

Artists who have engaged with boycott movements give their insight and words of caution.

Activists and artists respond to musician’s attack on Palestinian-led boycott campaign.

Israel lobby is focusing on trying to weaken Labour Party’s commitment to Palestinian rights.

Musician previously urged a military embargo against Israel.

Don’t cater to Israeli apartheid, Palestinians tell culinary stars.

Refusal to cross Palestinian picket line “means the world” to those struggling for justice.

Activists condemn smear campaign against Arab artists.

Portuguese initiative urges others to observe call until Israel respects Palestinian rights.

Syrian, Egyptian musicians say they won’t be part of effort to whitewash Israeli racism.

Rock legend says effort to censor him for supporting Palestinian rights won’t succeed.

In bucking Palestinian boycott call, Radiohead wins endorsements from right-wing Israeli media.

New York institution rebuffs call to end complicity with Israeli government.

14,000 signatures from fans handed to Radiohead’s record label to demand band cancel gig.

South African filmmaker says LGBTQ festival creates “diversion” from Israel’s crimes.

Pressure mounts on Radiohead to “think again” about performing in apartheid Tel Aviv.

Israel's participation in pop contest is a profoundly political act.

Comedian rebuffed by Palestine Marathon for playing Tel Aviv.

Irish foreign minister's statement is another blow to Israeli campaign to criminalize Palestine solidarity activism.

Suzanne Nossel, head of PEN American Center, has previously advocated a boycott of Iran.

100 writers protest PEN American Center’s acceptance of Israeli government funding for 2016 World Voices Festival.

London-born cultural icons David Bowie and Alan Rickman died in the same week, at the same age, of the same disease. Both men would have had their work produced by the same NYC theatre if not for a notorious act of censorship in 2006.