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Elvis Costello
"It is after considerable contemplation that I have lately arrived at the decision that I must withdraw from the two performances scheduled in Israel on the 30th of June and the 1st of July," Costello said on his webpage.
"I must believe that the audience for the coming concerts would have contained many people who question the policies of their government on settlement and deplore conditions that visit intimidation, humiliation or much worse on Palestinian civilians in the name of national security," he said.
Israeli Sport and Culture Minister Limor Livnat lambasted Costello's decision to stay away from the Jewish state.
"An artist who boycotts his fans in Israel is not worthy of performing in front of them," Livnat said in a statement.
Some pro-Palestinian movements advocate an academic and cultural boycott of Israel to protest its occupation of Palestinian territory.
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"I must believe that the audience for the coming concerts would have contained many people who question the policies of their government on settlement and deplore conditions that visit intimidation, humiliation or much worse on Palestinian civilians in the name of national security," he said.
Israeli Sport and Culture Minister Limor Livnat lambasted Costello's decision to stay away from the Jewish state.
"An artist who boycotts his fans in Israel is not worthy of performing in front of them," Livnat said in a statement.
Some pro-Palestinian movements advocate an academic and cultural boycott of Israel to protest its occupation of Palestinian territory.
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