We urge all participating artists in the festival to respect our nonviolent picket line. Palestinians hope to hear you play when Israel's occupation and apartheid end.

Thank you for your principled decision to withdraw from Israel's Meteor Festival.

The pressure group welcomed her decision to withdraw in a tweet on Friday night: “I’m doing my best to navigate the waters of the constant tumultuous hardships in the war-torn countries all over the world that I travel through monthly.”ĭel Rey had come under pressure from the Palestine Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel to change her decision: “We doubt that you would have played in apartheid South Africa likewise, artists refuse to play in apartheid Israel.” The decision marks an abrupt reversal from her stance early last week when the singer tweeted: “I believe music is universal and should be used to bring us together … Performing in Tel Aviv is not a political statement or a commitment to the politics there, just like singing here in California doesn’t mean my views are in alignment w my current government’s opinions or sometimes inhuman actions. She had therefore decided to postpone her appearance at the festival until it was possible to “schedule visits for both my Israeli and Palestinian fans, as well as hopefully other countries in the region”. In a tweet on Friday, Del Rey said she wanted to play for both Palestinian and Israeli fans, but it had not been possible to “line up both visits with such short notice”.

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