with the denial of basic rights to millions of human beings combined with illegal land theft. "If you go to Tel Aviv, your presence will be used by the IsraeliĪuthorities to reassure their citizens that all's right with the worldĪnd nobody really cares that the Palestinians are suffering… Pleaseįor more than 70 years now Israel has been ethnically cleansing Palestine. State that drove out half the indigenous Palestinian population in 1948Īnd has no intention of letting their descendants back in," they wrote. One activist group called Artists For Palestine UK has already called on fans to boycott the show:Īviv's hipster vibe is a bubble on the surface of a very deep security Loudly and clearly about Israel's disgusting treatment of Palestinians, We must help to awaken their consciences, which seem at the moment to have fallen asleep.We must continue to speak out
What would be a benefit show in behalf of Apartheid, ethnic cleansing Radiohead has in the past made gigs toīenefit for example Amnesty International. Zionist Jews only) is part of its strategies to polish its public imageĪbroad. 'liberal' Tel Aviv (originally established as a segregated colony for In human history and you see that art has always been part of eachįor Israel, high profile foreign artists appearing in supposedly
Art is not separate from politics,Įven when basically each artist who has broken the cultural picket line Where they are subjected to systemic abuse and torture.
While they plan toĪn Israeli stage, Palestinian artists languish in Israel's prisons, Israel has a long history of marginalisationĪnd assassination of indigenous Palestinian artists. What I'd like to say to say to Radiohead is that that we need to be breaking down walls, not Israeli artist named Sharona Katan and he recently released ‘Junun’, aĬollaborative album with Israeli composer/singer Shye Ben Tzur and he also has a house in Nahariya. Roxanne club in Tel Aviv.Guitarist Johnny Greenwood is also married to celebrated I have recently discovered though that Radiohead have long had a strong connection with Israel, the first place where their iconic singleĬreep became a hit was Israel, and their first gig abroad was in the I would have expected more from as astute progressive politically aware band.
On July 19 and may have some political spin, as many bands haveīoycotted playing in Israel in protest of the country’s occupation of Palestinian land. The show will come at Park Hayarkon in Tel Aviv So I was shocked and disturbed and extremely disappointed recently to have discovered that they have reportedly signed on to give a performance He has been involved in Amnesty International causesĪs well as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Radiohead’s lead vocalist, Thom Yorke, maybe best known for hisĮnvironmentalist work, but is also a very strong supporter of human rightsĪnd anti-war causes. Radiohead are a band I have long admired,because of their awesome inspiring music along with their social conscience,I have all their records and a poster in spare bedroom,their third album, “OK Computer” (1997), elevated the band to almost godlike status among my peers, and since then their work has been marked by an experimental streak and intelligence of spirit that has set them apart from the mainstream, and they have long been recognised as being consistently among the most vociferous proponents for a variety of causes.
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