Musicians for Palestine: 2021 Boycott Letter

In May 2021, musicians signed an open letter pledging not to perform at Israeli cultural institutions the campaign deemed complicit.

On the record

• May 2021 — The campaign says its cultural-boycott letter ultimately received more than 1,500 artist signatures; contemporary reporting counted more than 600 at launch. The pledge was to refuse performances at Israeli cultural institutions the campaign deemed complicit. Reported signatories included Rage Against the Machine, Serj Tankian, Patti Smith, and Run the Jewels. [Official letter and signatories] [Campaign history] [Contemporary reporting]

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: The signers endorsed a pledge not to perform at Israeli cultural institutions the campaign deemed complicit. Galil opposes that institutional boycott.

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