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Music stars’ boycott rocks Israel
Vita Bekker, Foreign Correspondent * Last Updated: May 21. 2010 10:53PM UAE / May 21. 2010 6:53PM GMT TEL AVIV // Israel”s occupation of the Palestinian territories is again drawing international condemnation – this time from the music industry. In what activists for Palestinian rights say is a major boost to their goal of spurring […]
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Boycotts are bustin’ out all over
Friday, May 21, 2010 Have you heard the boycott news? Singer/songwriter/rock-n-roller Elvis Costello has not only canceled two gigs in Israel, but he’s come out with a powerful public statement of his support for boycott: “One lives in hope that music is more than mere noise, filling up idle time, whether intending to elate or […]
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JUNE 2: NO DANCING ON GAZA’S GRAVES!
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm Location: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. Reject business as usual with Israel and protest Israel’s participating in the Chicago Sister City International’s Consular Corps Ball! WHEN: Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 5:30pm WHERE: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. Join the Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago’s protest of […]
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Elvis Is King
For this in its entirety, and more specifically for this: [T]here are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act that resonates more than anything that might be sung and it may be assumed that one has no mind for the suffering of the innocent. […]
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Following Boycott Calls, Elvis Costello Cancels Israel Concerts
The rock musician Elvis Costello has canceled a pair of upcoming concerts in Israel in response to boycott calls from Palestinian solidarity activists. In a statement, Costello said, “I must believe that the audience…would have contained many people who question the policies of their government on settlement and deplore conditions that visit intimidation, humiliation or […]
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ISRAEL: Elvis Costello cancels Tel Aviv concerts as ‘matter of conscience’
May 19, 2010 | 10:20 am Elvis Costello What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding? Nothing for Israeli fans of Elvis Costello who will not see the legend perform in Tel Aviv this summer after he canceled all scheduled shows there, citing concerns over the treatment of Palestinians. “There are occasions when merely having […]
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Boycott Targets Stars From Elvis to Elton
By Nathan Guttman Published May 19, 2010, issue of May 28, 2010. Washington – It was a feather in the cap of pro-boycott activists, but for Israelis, a major setback. With battle lines drawn across concert halls and stadiums hosting rock bands, the decision by mega-star Elvis Costello to cancel his planned concerts in Israel […]
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Elvis Costello, Noam Chomsky, and Israel: Who’s in? Who’s out?
One day after far-left Jewish American academic Noam Chomsky was prevented from entering the West Bank to give a lecture at Bir Zeit University, rock singer Elvis Costello canceled two summer concerts in Israel. By Staff / May 19, 2010 What’s so funny ’bout peace, love, and understanding? Rock singer Elvis Costello’s fans in Israel, […]
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BRICUP sends a second open letter to Elton John
19 May, 2010 Dear Elton John: It”s funny how people can be close friends, and yet react so differently to things. You”re apparently close friends with Elvis Costello – so close you hosted his wedding to Diana Krall at your “castle” in Windsor. After just three weeks of people appealing to Elvis Costello not to […]
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Elvis Costello cancels Israel concerts
Page last updated at 10:09 GMT, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:09 UK Elvis Costello Elvis Costello performed at the New Orleans Jazz Festival last month Singer Elvis Costello has pulled out of two gigs in Israel due to concerns over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The musician, who was due to perform later this summer, said: “Having […]
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