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12-28-2017, 05:51 PM
Lorde's cancellation of Israel show sparks meeting request from its ambassador
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Lorde's decision to cancel her performance in Israel has been suitably contentious.
Now Israel's ambassador to New Zealand has requested to meet with the Grammy-winning singer following her decision to pull out of her Tel Aviv show in May.
SEE ALSO: Israel is looking to launch a national cryptocurrency (http://mashable.com/2017/12/27/israel-cryptocurrency/)
In an open letter posted on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinNewZealand/posts/1836940486338920) Wednesday, ambassador Itzhak Gerberg called the decision "regrettable" and criticised the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for pressuring the singer into cancelling her show.
"Music is a wonderful language of tolerance and friendship, which brings people together," the letter reads. "Your concert in Israel could have spread the message that solutions come from constructive engagement that leads to compromise and cooperation." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/lorde-israel-cancelled-show/)
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Lorde's decision to cancel her performance in Israel has been suitably contentious.
Now Israel's ambassador to New Zealand has requested to meet with the Grammy-winning singer following her decision to pull out of her Tel Aviv show in May.
SEE ALSO: Israel is looking to launch a national cryptocurrency (http://mashable.com/2017/12/27/israel-cryptocurrency/)
In an open letter posted on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/IsraelinNewZealand/posts/1836940486338920) Wednesday, ambassador Itzhak Gerberg called the decision "regrettable" and criticised the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for pressuring the singer into cancelling her show.
"Music is a wonderful language of tolerance and friendship, which brings people together," the letter reads. "Your concert in Israel could have spread the message that solutions come from constructive engagement that leads to compromise and cooperation." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/lorde-israel-cancelled-show/)
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