Flanders Festival Ghent says it made decision over lack of ‘clarity’ about incoming conductor Lahav Shani’s views.
While Shani had spoken in favour of “peace and reconciliation” in the past, his attitude towards the “genocidal regime in Tel Aviv” was unclear given his role as the chief conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the festival organisers said.
I see things differently. Condemning genocide is not an arbitrary test related moral purity.
And like Jewish Voice for Peace say:
as well as
I remember liberals being super angry about conservatives requiring all Muslims to “condemn terrorism.”
We’re talking about an Israeli, not a Jew. One who has a prominent role in the cultural life of that country. As a “liberal”, I would not have had an issue with questions being asked if some high profile Saudis were invited to a festival in October 2001.
Did any western country apologized for their colonial past aka terrorism
kinda one time at least: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Resolution
(If I understand you correctly. I rather hope there are other examples, it would be a weird thing for America to lead the world in.)
And I remember Iranians and Chinese people being refused entry to places because of things their governments did
Please share because I’d like to learn. I can’t think of a single Chinese or Iranian artist who was banned from a performance or display in a European country.
Not gAlienLifeform, but you really couldn’t search “Europe bans {Iranian,Chinese} immigrants?”
Neither of those articles have anything to do with this. He is not immigrating to Belgium.
He was invited as a member of the Munich Philharmonic, then the invitation was rescinded because the organizers didn’t like the optics of a Jewish Israeli conducting at their festival. I personally find that problematic, and a standard that other artists are not held to, despite war crimes or atrocities committed by their Governments.
Read my first point again.
I’m not arguing about Lahav Shani. I’m arguing against European states barring Iranians & Chinese folks just because their states do XYZ.
I plead no contest on Belgians’ collective decision to cancel his performance based on his political views.
You are missing the point. When did he say that he doesn’t condemn genocide?
Charlie Kirk is dead. You can drop his shtick.
It seems like you are on the attack and defame technique. Pretty hypocritical.
The article literally says that the concert was not canceled because of any of his statements or views. It was cancelled because he is a professional musician in Tel Aviv who is Jewish.
I ask you once again, if that’s not true, then what did he specifically say or do to warrant the cancellation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
It’s not sealioning. People are claiming that he refused to condemn genocide, despite nothing of the sort in the article. It is fair to ask someone to explain or defend something that they specifically claim is factual, which has no basis in reality.
you accuse “people” of making unsubstantiated claims, and immediately follow that accusation with your own unsubstantiated claims.
I guess hypocrisy is only wrong when the other side does it?
Oh, so I suppose that nothing exists unless it’s written in the article? No event ever occurred that the article didn’t describe? How much of a sylopsist are you? Lol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
How typical