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Pop star Lorde considers canceling Israel concert after being 'educated' by BDS activists

Pop singer Lorde was all set to perform in Israel, until a pair of BDS activists decided to show her the light:

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More from the Times of Israel:

New Zealanders Nadia Abu-Shanab and Justine Sachs — the former Palestinian and the latter Jewish — wrote an open letter on Thursday on the website The Spinoff saying that Lorde’s scheduled performance in Israel “sends the wrong message.”

“Playing in Tel Aviv will be seen as giving support to the policies of the Israeli government, even if you make no comment on the political situation,” they wrote.

Here are some choice bits from Abu-Shanab and Sachs’ letter:

Today, millions of people stand opposed to the Israeli government’s policies of oppression, ethnic cleansing, human rights violations, occupation and apartheid. As part of this struggle, we believe that an economic, intellectual and artistic boycott is an effective way of speaking out against these crimes. This worked very effectively against apartheid in South Africa, and we hope it can work again.

Israel’s violations are so brutal, Nelson Mandela’s own grandson, Mandla Mandela, said: “The settlements I saw here [in the West Bank] reminded me of what we had suffered in South Africa because we also were surrounded by many settlements and were not allowed to move from one place to another freely. Palestinians are being subjected to the worst version of apartheid.” He added, “Israel is the worst apartheid regime” and called for the continued support of the boycott movement.

The weeks prior to your tour announcement have been a difficult time for Palestinians. Particularly after the Trump administration’s decision to move the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Since the 6th of December Israel has killed 11 Palestinians, injured 3000 and detained 350. The dead include Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, a 29-year-old wheelchair user and Palestinian activist. Ibrahim was killed during a protest. Ibrahim, a double amputee, lost his legs in 2008 during an Israeli airstrike. Now, the Israeli military has also taken his life. The detained includes, numerous women and children, such as 16-year old girl and activist Ahed Tamimi. Ahed is now in jail, she was arrested during an Israeli military dawn raid on her home.

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Shockingly, Abu-Shanab and Sachs couldn’t find a place to mention the nature of the Palestinian “activism” Israel must regularly contend with. They do cite Lorde’s commitment to women’s empowerment and LGBT rights, but oddly enough, they forget to mention that Israel is the most (some might say only) women- and LGBT-friendly nation in the Middle East.

But no matter. Lorde is apparently taking their request seriously:

https://twitter.com/lorde/status/943677206558994432

Sure, if by “educating,” you mean “spewing dishonest BDS propaganda at,” then yeah. They’re educating you, Lorde.

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