The boycott boomerang: Isolating Israeli artists strengthens the far right and abandons Palestine's natural allies

by mgall74 | Dec 18, 2025 | Israeli News

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Israel's song must be heard at Eurovision despite the ire of antisemites

by mgall74 | Dec 14, 2025 | Israeli News

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The Gaza war is over, but not for the world's artists and academics

by mgall74 | Dec 11, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] It must have come as something of a shock to many Israelis when four countries announced last week that they would be boycotting the Eurovision Song Contest this year in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. They were even joined by a fifth country on...

Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 after Israel cleared to compete

by mgall74 | Dec 10, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] Iceland joins the Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia and Ireland in announcing they will not send representatives to the singing contest over Israel’s war in Gaza. Only 35 countries are set to perform this year, marking the lowest number since 2004 [ad_2]...

'We're all very engaged with the cultural boycott of Israel and not with the question of why there is a boycott'

by mgall74 | Dec 10, 2025 | Israeli News

[ad_1] A few years ago, a young Palestinian construction worker was doing renovations in author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s Tel Aviv home, including when Gundar-Goshen was nursing her then-infant son. It put her on edge that a strange man with a hammer was moving...