Tag: Pro-Palestinian musician

NOVANEWS By Richard Hugus More facts have come to light in the case of Gilad Atzmon and his banning by the London’s Islington Council from performing at a jazz concert on 21 December 2018. The original scenario was that one email from one person calling Atzmon an anti-Semite somehow persuaded the council to take the drastic step of removing Atzmon from a town-owned venue. Many who heard the story felt this was a rash decision which would surely be reversed when the facts were brought to light. But the council voted to uphold its decision and Atzmon was indeed not allowed to play. UK Director of Likud-Herut Now it appears that the single complainant – Martin Rankoff –  was not just an anonymous fan of Israel but the UK Director of Likud-Herut. Herut (Hebrew for “freedom”) was Israel’s fou...