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Several other acts had already pulled out of the Meteor Festival in northern Israel after pressure from the pro-Palestinian group.
"It's important to me to perform in both Palestine and Israel and treat all my fans equally," Del Rey said on Twitter as she announced she was postponing the appearance until she could schedule a concert in Palestine as well.
Festival organizers said the festival was not political, and that they "believe deeply in music's capacity to transcend and heal humanity's rifts."
BDS activists say agreeing to appear at cultural events is a stamp of approval for the Israeli government.
The BDS movement is a group of pro-Palestinian activists who advocate cultural and economic boycotts of Israel in the name of Palestinian rights.
Israel accuses BDS of being anti-Semitic by singling out the Jewish-majority state.
"It's important to me to perform in both Palestine and Israel and treat all my fans equally," Del Rey said on Twitter as she announced she was postponing the appearance until she could schedule a concert in Palestine as well.
Festival organizers said the festival was not political, and that they "believe deeply in music's capacity to transcend and heal humanity's rifts."
BDS activists say agreeing to appear at cultural events is a stamp of approval for the Israeli government.
The BDS movement is a group of pro-Palestinian activists who advocate cultural and economic boycotts of Israel in the name of Palestinian rights.
Israel accuses BDS of being anti-Semitic by singling out the Jewish-majority state.
