BDS campaign prompts international artists to pull out of Berlin music festival
US musical John Maus is the latest to ditch the Israeli-sponsored event
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PRESSURE from the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement has prompted a number of international artists to pull out of an Israeli-sponsored music festival in Berlin.
US musician John Maus is the latest act to withdraw from Berlin’s Pop-Kultur festival, organisers announced earlier this week, as he said his band did not wish “to play in a politicised setting.”
He joined Shopping, Richard Dawson & Band and Gwenno, who have cancelled their performances at the three-day festival due to its connections with the Israeli government. Israel’s Berlin embassy contributes to funding.
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