Matisyahu's appearance at the Rototom SunSplash festival was cancelled early this week after the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS) threatened to disrupt the festival if Matisyahu – who is not Israeli – was allowed to perform without first issuing a declaration in support of a Palestinian state.
Above: Matisyahu
Matisyahu Will Perform At Festival That Banned Him
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
Matisyahu will perform at a Spanish music festival that banned him.
His appearance at the Rototom SunSplash festival was cancelled after the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS) threatened to disrupt the festival if Matisyahu – who is not Israeli – was allowed to perform without first issuing a declaration in support of a Palestinian state.
Matisyahu refused to issue the declaration and noted that he was only Jewishly-identified act scheduled to perform at the festival and he was the only performer asked to make such a declaration.
The Spanish government lashed out at the publicly funded music festival for banning Matisyahu as did a large Spanish daily newspaper with a long record of opposition to Israeli government policies and a plethora of Jewish groups.
Wednesday, festival organizers rescinded the ban and admitted banning Matisyahu was a “mistake.”
Today, the festival announced that Matisyahu had accepted its re-invitation and would perform.
“The US artist Matisyahu has confirmed his participation @rototom2015 and will perform on Main Stage on Saturday 22 August, as was originally programmed,” the festival wrote on its Facebook page.
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[Hat Tip: Yochanan Lavie.]