JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL: More than 400 singers and artists worldwide have joined a cultural boycott aimed at removing their music from Israeli digital streaming platforms in protest against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
Images of Palestinians – particularly children – suffering from hunger amid Israel’s continuing attacks have fuelled growing global outrage and calls for action.
According to Haaretz, the initiative, launched under the slogan ‘No Music for Genocide’, urges artists to withdraw their works from Israeli platforms as a form of protest.
Signatories include renowned acts such as British band Massive Attack, Scottish group Primal Scream, and American indie outfit Japanese Breakfast, as well as US singer-songwriter Carole King, Japanese pop star Rina Sawayama, and Danish artist MØ.
In a statement, the campaign organisers said the boycott seeks to pressure major record labels – including Sony, Universal and Warner – to follow the precedent set after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by taking similar measures against Israel.
“Culture can’t stop bombs on its own,” the statement read.
“But it can help reject political repression, shift public opinion towards justice, and refuse the art-washing and normalisation of any company or nation that commits crimes against humanity.”
The boycott forms part of a wider wave of cultural, sporting and artistic protests worldwide against Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza. – BERNAMA-ANADOLU
