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Mosby

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19. the promoter

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Tue Dec 26, 2017, 06:26 PM

Dec 2017

Concert organizer Eran Arielli apologized on Facebook to fans: “The truth is that I was naive to think that an artist of her age can withstand the pressure involved in coming to Israel.”

Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev urged Lorde to reconsider.

“Lorde, I expect you to be a ‘pure heroine’ like the title of your first album — a pure heroine of culture, void of any foreign political considerations, not to mention delusional ones,” she said.

The New Zealand Jewish Council issued a statement saying Lorde “succumbed” to “extremist bullies.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lorde-drops-israeli-concert_us_5a41b6e0e4b06d1621b54f0c

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Lorde cancels Israel concert after pro-Palestinian campaign [View all] Equinox Moon Dec 2017 OP

This is Palestinian propaganda. Archae Dec 2017 #1

I don't understand Equinox Moon Dec 2017 #2

Right here... Archae Dec 2017 #5

People who have had their homeland stolen from them aren't likely to get it back Aristus Dec 2017 #6

the IP conflict has nothing to do with all the failed states in the region Mosby Dec 2017 #9

The land wasn't stolen NCDem777 Dec 2017 #20

before 1967 Jews were banned from visiting the holiest in Jerusalem. As a result of the 1967 still_one Dec 2017 #28

Are you even aware of the History of the middle east? Based on your comments, obviously not still_one Dec 2017 #27

Everything the Israeli government is doing in the West Bank is oppression. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #7

Re: Everything the Israeli government is doing in the West Bank is oppression. NCDem777 Dec 2017 #22

You make it sound like every Palestinian is complicit in those things. Ken Burch Dec 2017 #23

Good for her! Scurrilous Dec 2017 #3

Israel is in fact an apartheid state. J_William_Ryan Dec 2017 #4

In fact it is not. former9thward Dec 2017 #11

Oooo...the apartheid meme. Rustyeye77 Dec 2017 #31

Therefore I'm sure she'll also refuse to perform in Iraq and a number of other Arab countries DavidDvorkin Dec 2017 #8

She has no concerts in any of those places. RhodeIslandOne Dec 2017 #10

Did you really miss my point DavidDvorkin Dec 2017 #12

She has no concerts in those places RhodeIslandOne Dec 2017 #13

She has two tour dates in Russia planned Mosby Dec 2017 #16

Good for her! PDittie Dec 2017 #14

I see very little difference Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #15

Other than the massive Palestinian population boom? nt hack89 Dec 2017 #17

You probably see little difference in what Native American tribes did to each other. Kaleva Dec 2017 #18

What has that got to do Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #24

who's the invader? Mosby Dec 2017 #29

So are the Europeans. Cold War Spook Dec 2017 #32

Native American conflicts had the lowest amount per capita of both dead and wounded. LanternWaste Dec 2017 #25

Why did you leave out civilizations such as the Aztecs, Incas, Toltecs and Mayans and others? Kaleva Dec 2017 #30

the promoter Mosby Dec 2017 #19

She won't be the last one either. n/t Tarheel_Dem Dec 2017 #21

I'm pleased that she won't be going n/t TubbersUK Dec 2017 #26