Tag Archives: Boycott Divest Sanctions

Radiohead in Israel, was “never going to be just your average rock concert in the park” [VIDEO]

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

JERUSALEM POST Radiohead overcomes BDS pressure for triumphant night in Tel Aviv by Ronnie Remeny July 20, 2017 The last time Radiohead performed in Israel was in 2000, just before the release of the divisive, Kid A; an album which saw the band … Continue reading →

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BDS Fail “Schumer and Gillibrand aren’t New York’s first Democratic politicians who’ve embraced #TheResistance while simultaneously attacking #BDS activists” [VIDEO]

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

GOTHAMIST Schumer, Gillibrand Co-Sponsor Senate Bill That Would Make Boycotting Israel A Felony by David Colon July 19, 2017 Both of New York’s Senators have signed on to a bill that would criminalize any attempt by Americans to boycott Israel, … Continue reading →

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#BDS hurts me: “I am a Muslim Arab woman. I am a singer”

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

NEWSWEEK I’m an Arab. Here’s why I’ll be performing with Radiohead in Israel by Nasreen Qadri July 18, 2017 Much has been said and written ahead of Radiohead’s concert in Tel Aviv this week. The successful British rock band has … Continue reading →

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“Where did Roger Waters — whose greatest contribution to rock was leaving Pink Floyd in 1985 – get the credibility to preach about anything other than boilerplate bass playing?”

Posted on July 15, 2017 by

TIMES OF ISRAEL The legacy of an adequate bass player by John C. Wolfe July 15, 2017 I’d like to meet the Jew who turned Roger Waters into a lunatic. That’s gotta be what happened. Someone with a Jewish last … Continue reading →

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Some American Jews engaging in their own BDS movement

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

GATESTONE So Now American Zionists Want to Boycott Israel by Alan M. Dershowitz July 14, 2017 …This is not to say that I am happy with the end result. As a post-denominational Jew, I want to see a part of … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Center standing up to BDS (for now anyway)

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

NEW YORK TIMES Artists Protest Lincoln Center Play Backed by Israel by Sopan Deb July 5, 2017 More than 60 artists, including four Pulitzer Prize winners and other prominent writers, actors, directors and playwrights, have signed an open letter calling … Continue reading →

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BDSFail Radiohead stands up to BDS; “ZOA calls on concert facilities not to give a platform to anti-Israel activist Roger Waters”

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

JERUSALEM POST Radiohead withstands pro-Palestinian jeers at Glastonbury Festival by Ariane Mandell June 24, 2017 Rock legends Radiohead were harassed by pro-Palestinian hecklers during their set at Glastonbury Music festival on Saturday, photos from the Facebook group “Radiohead fans for … Continue reading →

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