Leonard Cohen: Don't Play Israel

From a demo at Radio City Music Hall, NYC featuring an adaptation of Cohen's song Democracy.
For more info see: http://adalahny.org/

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Boycott
• Israel

[arabxesque]

The Israeli gov't spends a significant amount of budget on "branding" (check google news, you'll find dozens of articles on this) & this includes encouraging/funding cultural events/artists/etc. They use these things to whitewash who they are - the inequality in Israel itself, the occupation of Palestinians, demolition of their homes, Jewish-only roads/homes/land, settlement building, war crimes, and more.

It's an Apartheid state (majority ruled by minority)...

Adalah-NY's doing good work!

[fywub]

I hope Leonard hears this message, he's a brilliant musician, extraordinary person - and he knows better!! Those people who curse the protesters - are they objecting to the nonviolent tactics? Or do they just read the New York TImes? ;-) Do your research, people. Support Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions!

[mirmir936]

this people are just stupid and pathetic!!! Leonard is proud jew and known by his love to israel.. he even came to israel in 1973 during the Yom Kippur war.. and performed for Israeli troops in voluntary... loenard know israel very well and know the truth about israel.... so there is no chance that he wasn't play in israel...

[fgschneider1970]

Any American who is opposed to Israel due to perceived "abuse" and "apartheid" because the "Jews took the land from the Palestinians", I would strongly suggest that you give all of your property to the Native Americans. After all, it is land your people stole from them. They were here first. You put them on Reservations! End US Apartheid, Murder and Theft against the Native Americans!!!! Give your house to the Cherokee!!!

Dumb fucks.

[Dioholydiver93]

all of this after the muslim turks and kurds slaughtered 750,000 assyrians and a million armenians ,muslims in mauritania are keeping black slaves 40% of the population of mauritania are slaves and slavery is justified by islamic law ,in sudan arbs conquered arabised and ethnically cleansed the country too , why dont you people demonstrate against saudi arabia wich endorsed supports all of these crimes of arab colonialism and ethnical cleansing ?

[Dioholydiver93]

arabs came from the arabian desert and conquered the entire middle east and most of africa ethnicaly cleansing and arabising every country they conquerd without apologizing to anyone ,the berbers -native vpeople of morocco a minority in their own country ,the assyrians -native peple of assyria and babylon now iraq a minority in teir country the arabs even made laws preventing them from speaking their language and naming their children in traditional armaeic names

[orendado]

We will wait and see the harmony between the Muslims and the rest of the world, if you haven't understood it until now - THEY ARE THE CANCER OF THE WORLD!

[Timebanditxxx]

dig down anywhere in Israel, and you find jewish relics, pottery, etc. No palestian artifacts at all. Why dont the Saudi, or Hashemite arrabs give them the land they were entitled to in and around Jordan. No you idiots want the Israeli's to give up all of their homeland for the last 7000 years.

[newmagen]

@arabxesque When you call Israel an Apartheid state, you insult those who suffered under real Apartheid. Look up BENJAMIN POGRUND. He fought against the REAL Apartheid, and he thinks your theology is a joke.

[merzbau1]

NEVE SHALOM / WAHAT SALEM /PEACE VILLAGE THE BEST SOLUTION YES TO BOYCOTT UNTIL THEY UNDERSTAND ONE STATE JUST PEACE PALESRAEL ISREALINE

[merzbau1]

NEVE SHALOM / WAHAT SALEM /PEACE VILLAGE THE BEST SOLUTION YES TO BOYCOTT UNTIL THEY UNDERSTAND

[CobinRain]

@mayushi Can an "israeli Arab" marry a girl from from the West Bank and bring her to live in Tel Aviv? Can you?