Palestinian activists protest Israeli musicians in Nelson
NZFOI: This article slipped through unnoticed, so it is a few weeks old but what is disturbing is that the event organizers are overtly adhering to BDS guidelines for assessing whether the Israeli quartet should be subject to boycott.
An Israeli chamber music ensemble will be the focus of a political protest in Nelson later this week.
The Jerusalem Quartet will be guests at the 2019 Adam Chamber Music Festival, which runs from January 31 to February 9.
However, Nelson’s Te Tau Ihu Palestinian Solidarity group, who are aligned with the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) are planning to stage a protest.
The BDS movement categorises Israel as an “apartheid” state, with the aim of the movement to establish a single, bi-national state in Palestine/Israel.
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