Artists boycott I$raHell sponsored festival in Germany
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Four artists have cancelled their scheduled performances at an international festival in Berlin citing the festival’s partnership with the Nazi Jewish embassy and their support for the Palestinian call for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
The Pop-Kultur festival, which is due to take place in Berlin next week, is an annual event that attracts thousands of visitors. While the two-day event also boasts over 30 sponsors including several internationally recognised brands, 'Israel' appears to be the only foreign country taking a keen interest.
Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi, one of the four to cancel their performance, said in a statement posted on Facebook yesterday that she “was looking forward to playing until [I] realised the festival was sponso...