Dozens of DJs and music producers have joined an international call to support the cultural boycott of Israel.
鈥淎s long as the Israeli government continues its brutal and sustained oppression of the Palestinian people, we respect their call for a boycott of Israel as a means of peaceful protest against the occupation,鈥 reads the statement artists posted on their social media pages, along with the hashtag #.
Popular artists such as The Black Madonna,聽Four Tet,聽Caribou,聽Ben UFO,聽Call Super,聽Laurel Halo,聽Ciel聽and Rrose showed their support for the boycott, along with record labels such as聽Truants聽and聽Discwoman.
British-based DJ Ben UFO聽said on Instagram聽that after playing in Tel Aviv in 2013 and learning about why Palestinians have called for a cultural boycott, he had declined further invitations to play. 鈥淔or me this is primarily an issue of solidarity, and an exercise in listening,鈥 he said.
鈥淢y position on this issue is part of a more general politics of anti-racism, which I hope that I can live up to.鈥
Following the launch of the campaign and a聽recent appeal聽by boycott campaigners, Peggy Gou, a Korean DJ based in Berlin, announced she had canceled her performance at the DGTL festival in Tel Aviv.
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) thanked Gou and artists involved in the #DJsForPalestine campaign for their 鈥渕eaningful solidarity with our nonviolent struggle for freedom, justice and equality.鈥
The #DJsForPalestine campaign kicked off after 20 artists 鈥攎ore than one-third of the original international lineup 鈥 pulled out of the Meteor Festival聽in Israel. They included聽headliner Lana Del Rey,聽Of Montreal and Shlohmo.
Musician and producer Honey Dijon, who had聽sharply criticised fans聽last month for asking her not to play the Meteor Festival performance, ended up cancelling her gig at the last minute, according to PACBI.
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