Costello cancels Israel gig, cites treatment of Palestinians
AFP
JERUSALEM- British rocker Elvis Costello has called off planned gigs in Israel, citing what he called the "intimidation" and "humiliation" of Palestinians.
The singer-songwriter is the latest music star to cancel performances in Israel after rock guitarist Carlos Santana and rap forefather Gil Scott-Heron called off their shows.

Elvis Costello
"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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