The BDS movement calls for international boycotts against Israel – also in the field of culture. She often has success: culture at the Pop-Festival in Berlin canceled six artists make their appearance.
Roosevelt in the Pop-culture-Festival in 2017
You have to scroll down on the page of the Pop-culture-festival, Berlin is pretty far down until you discovered the stone of contention: a small, blue gründiges Banner, one of the six national supporters-Logos. It is the Emblem of the Embassy of the state of Israel. Because of this, three Israeli artists are supported with a total of 1,200 Euro for travel costs and accommodation, calls the BDS movement, to boycott the music festival in Berlin.
The American musician John mouse, the Scottish Singer-Songwriter Alun Woodward, the English musician Nadine Shah and her compatriot Richard Dawson, the Post-Punk Trio Shopping and the Welsh woman Gwenno seem to have the reputation to be heard. They canceled their appearances at the Festival, and justified this with the current political situation and, as John mouse, their opposition to a “politicized context”.
Pop-culture in Berlin: in 2017, politically motivated Cancellations
The against Israel Boycott movement, BDS (“Boycott, divestments and sanctions”) has been in the headlines. It is not the first Time that the Pop-culture-must accept the Festival to Cancel. Already in 2017, several artists were at the behest of the BDS movement, what is this counted as a great success.
Music legend Roger Waters, openly supports the BDS efforts
The supporters of the 2005 Palestinian organizations launched the BDS movement say they were inspired by the struggle of South Africans against Apartheid. The movement calls on the international “Boycott, divestments and sanctions” against Israel: should boycotts, economic investment withdrawn and performances by artists to be cancelled. Prominent supporters of the campaign also a musician and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, music producer and Ambient pioneer Brian Eno and Nobel peace prize laureate Desmond Tutu.
Click here to read a Background to the campaign, BDS.
BDS triggers debate on the Ruhr Triennale
Because they had been invited by the Scottish Band Young Fathers, not want to distance itself from the BDS campaign, was recently the artistic Director of the Ruhrtriennale, Stefanie Carp, in the criticism. She invited the group off and then on again, until the musicians called off finally. Carp is convened, instead, a podium discussion, on the two BDS supporters, but no opponents. Subsequently, North Rhine said-Westphalia’s Prime Minister Armin from Laschet on his visit to the Ruhrtriennale.
The anti-Semitism Officer of the Federal government, Felix Klein, accused the BDS movement, “in their methods and anti-Semite aim to be”. The movement use methods from the Nazi-time, the “unbearable and is not tolerated can be tolerated,” it says in a guest post for the daily newspaper “The world”.
The accusation of BDS activists, the Israeli money-filled syringe for the culture to sugarcoat the actions of the state in the conflict with the Palestinians, the Berlin-based Pop-culture-Festival, the of 15. to 18. August is to attract 10,000 Music fans are treated, for lapse: the French Bureau Export promotes artists from France with travel grants, as well as the British Council and the Austrian and Norwegian counterpart. “This kind of cooperation is at Festivals, exhibitions and events of all Genres in the international cultural exchange is a common practice,” – said in a statement to the Boycott Call.
Young Fathers: your participation in this years ‘ Ruhr Triennale was controversial
There is also the Festival of Pop culture through the Boycott, not intimidated, because “you see it as his task to overcome borders and to create a space for dialogue”. This will also have to be held again this year without the points of the BDS supporters.
ld/suc (kna, dpa)