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Azealia Banks Destroys BDS: Canceling Israel Concert ‘Would Be Totally Anti-Semitic’

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New York City rapper Azealia Banks had a few choice words for anti-Israel protesters who called on her to cancel her upcoming show in the Jewish State.
Taking to Instagram, the 26-year-old star challenged those who would rather she avoided visiting in May when she is scheduled to perform at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv. Banks said “my fans in Israel have been waiting for years for me to come,” before warming to her theme:


Banks decision to go ahead and ignore the hard-left Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that seeks to isolate Israel from the rest of the world stands in stark contrast to New Zealand singer Lorde.

The 21-year-old “Royals” singer was due to perform in Tel Aviv in June but reversed course and canceled the concert after coming under pressure from noisy BDS activists.

“I’ve received an overwhelming number of messages and letters and have had a lot of discussions with people holding many views, and I think the right decision at this time is to cancel the show,” Lorde said in statement announcing her decision.

The cancelation was met with a widespread backlash both on social media and in the larger entertainment industry, with actress Roseanne Barr for one reacting to the news by tweeting, “Boycott this bigot.”

Other performers who feel less threatened by BDS activists include Sir Paul McCartney. As Breitbart Jerusalem reported, he has won Israel’s prestigious 2018 Wolf Prize and the former Beatle is expected to travel to the Jewish State and receive his award at the end of May.

McCartney’s visit to accept his prize will mirror that of fellow Beatle Ringo Starr who will perform two shows of his own in Israel later this year.

Ringo has chosen a band that includes fellow rock legends Steve Lukather of Toto, Greg Rollie of Journey and Graham Gouldman of 10cc as the All-Starrs. The two shows are booked for Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtahim Arena on June 23 and 24.


http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/...anceling-israel-concert-totally-anti-semitic/
 

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Terrible representative for The Anti-BDS movement. Oh well, if they want to look even more ridiculous then let them have that psycho bitch.
 

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The most obviously racist case I heard was when Spanish BDS demanded (and briefly succeeded) in banning a Jewish American artist from a Reggae festival.
 

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The most obviously racist case I heard was when Spanish BDS demanded (and briefly succeeded) in banning a Jewish American artist from a Reggae festival.
Not really racism as Judaism is a religion. You cannot convert to being Chinese or black but you can certainly convert to being a jew.
 

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Not really racism as Judaism is a religion. You cannot convert to being Chinese or black but you can certainly convert to being a jew.
If you also believe that Islam is not a race then at least you're consistent.

What term would you describe singling out one performer based solely on his religious affiliation? Religious intolerance? Xenophobia? Religious hatred?
 

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If you also believe that Islam is not a race then at least you're consistent.

What term would you describe singling out one performer based solely on his religious affiliation? Religious intolerance? Xenophobia? Religious hatred?
Racism.
That's our common acceptance of the term, hatred of another group for whatever reason.
That's better then just using Islamophobia or anti-semitism.
 

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If you also believe that Islam is not a race then at least you're consistent.

What term would you describe singling out one performer based solely on his religious affiliation? Religious intolerance? Xenophobia? Religious hatred?
Of course islam is not a race, yes it religious discrimination. Xenophobia is a dislike for foreigners. AFIK the guy was not really singled out merely because he was jewish but had aligned himself with some pretty extreme Zionist groups, which, are a combination of racists and religious bigots.
 

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Of course islam is not a race, yes it religious discrimination. Xenophobia is a dislike for foreigners. AFIK the guy was not really singled out merely because he was jewish but had aligned himself with some pretty extreme Zionist groups, which, are a combination of racists and religious bigots.
He was the only person who was singled out and it was purely because of his religion. He belonged to a religious sect of Hasidic Jews who are actually non-zionist and believe that only god can create Israel. Yes, he had repeatedly travelled to Israel but only because religious Jews (like religious Muslims and Christians) see Jerusalem as an important religious site.

He also sang about god and "zion" but if you have ever listened to reggae or known Rastafarians you would know that is extremely common. The only difference is his zion is a little north east of the Rasta one.

The Spanish BDS movement demanded that the only Jew in the festival and only him sign some stupid pledge about his views on Israel despite his songs all having an extremely positive message. It was clearly religious discrimination and even the Spanish government (who is no friend of Israel) called it such and demanded the organizers reinstate him.
 
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