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Lana Del Rey cancels performance in Israel
Ran Boker
Published: 31.08.18, 23:37
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1. bee ai tee see heich
(08.31.18)
2. Lana who??
David ,   Hartford USA   (09.01.18)
Even if she is some sort of star, she should know that any Muslim attending her concert is breaking a dozen Koranic laws. If she sang in any of a dozen Muslim countries she'd probably be attacked. I hope she really thinks hard about her decision. The one venue where Arabs and Israelis can have a decent time, she boycotts. Here excuse rings hollow, just like her integrity.
3. One of two: either it's a pre-planned strategy (to fanfare
(09.01.18)
the event) so that the (prearranged) cancellation will have a maximum effect or, these artists posses very minuscule amount of thinking matter in their sculls.
Whatever the case: the main loss is theirs.
I shall not lose sleep over this and yes...."she's dead to me" :-))
4. Hey, Lana Del Rey, when Islam comes calling, the lesser obey
(09.01.18)
5. To be in bed with Waters/ Ken Loach/Costello: yikes!!!!
(09.01.18)
6. Aren't we demanding too much? Good looks, good voice, good
(09.01.18)
career (up till now) and we expect these artists to ALSO have good minds/brains, in full working condition?!
Give the poor woman some slack.
So she's not the sharpest pencil,so what....
Next item please.
7. She has a powerful voice the femme fatale
Tehraniporou   (09.01.18)
8. Giving in to intimidation is what weaklings do.
tiki ,   belgium   (09.01.18)
One thing is sure........Israel will 'survive' the career of Lana del Rey.

And that's what counts.
9. Do not come here bitch!
olim hadashim ,   Tel Aviv   (09.01.18)
10. I knew it
k ,   US   (09.01.18)
as soon as I saw her engaging with the "terrorists" I knew she was going to cave in
11. To Lana: MISSING YOU ALREADY .
CAPTAIN SARCASTIC ,   SAFED SARCASM   (09.01.18)
12. she is right
amjad dabas   (09.01.18)
her decision is right one ...she will back once peace come to region
13. no problem, g-d also hasnt peformed
(09.01.18)
in israel for years now,
14. Dumb Israelis so hungry for vapid western culture
Al   (09.01.18)
Do you people have no self respect?

Always hungry for the very worst that western culture had to offer.

Start being a proud people or you will be history.
15. That's not equal.
Brad ,   USA   (09.01.18)
She did what the liberal Jew haters wanted. Anyway, who cares? She's a singer. That's all. Enough with the stupid singing and dancing already. Artists are almost as bad as "activists" when Christians, Jews, and other innocent Non-Muslims are dying every day.
16. DON'T DO US ANY FAVOURS.
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (09.01.18)
17. Simple solution
Rami ,   Helsinki   (09.02.18)
Jewish people should stop buying her music. She can sell her classic hits on Damascus fleamarket.
18. Double standard against only Jewish nation is antisemitism
(09.02.18)
Palestinian authority openly call to kill Jewish women and children, oppress homosexuals who escape to Israel for safety, beating wives in a norm, free speech is non-existent.

To Compare the 2 sides is intellectually dishonest at best and supporting terrorists who call for the genocide of Jews at worst.
19. TO LANA DEL RAY
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (09.02.18)
Dear Ms Del Ray, I do not wish to have a go at you, rather I understand and appreciate the pressure you,and other performing artistes ,must have endured from the BDS group and from similar organisations. However, in my humble opinion you have made a mistake, rather than cave in to pressure, you should have come to Israel ,performed, received a lot of money ,had a good time and returned home richer and happier. By your deciding not to come to Israel to perform, you have allowed yourself to be sucked in to the murky world of politics, you should have stayed aloof and away from the world of politics and just come and sang. Israelis are resilent, they can happily survive without your music, but you have lost an opportunity to come and make $$$$ .
20. WHAT FRIGHTENS BDS THE MOST:
STIGMUND FREUD ,   SAFED GENIUS   (09.02.18)
BDS is deadly afraid that naive performing artists ,will come to perform in the Jewish State and discover it is not as bad as they imagined. This is the biggest fear of the BDS folk .
21. summertime saddness, boycots are the most stupid things
Tehraniporou   (09.02.18)
artists should always be able to go beyond the political drop loads of sh.t

Bar Zomer kiss me hard before you go ;)
22. Believe me dear Lana
Yakov ,   Afula   (09.03.18)
It will come back to bite you right smack on your little tush. While I sincerely wish you no physical harm you will suffer for this one day, payment will be meted out by the One who guards over Israel. As for Roger Waters he will pay dearly for his evil, he will come to a sorry and sad end.
23. Israel will still be here and even stronger
Yakov ,   Afula   (09.03.18)
long after Del Ray will be smelling daisies from the roots, just like Babylon, Assyria and all those who attacked and opposed Israel, most disappeared, all came to no good. Time for the Pals to understand this, they could have been riding high with Israel long ago instead of living in poverty and degradation.
24. Spineless stupid Idiot - I actually never hear of her! : 0
Talula ,   Tel Aviv   (09.03.18)
Anyone who bows down to this ridiculous boycott shouldn't be allowed to use ANY Israeli made technology - and no life saving drugs either. It can go both ways, but our country is too dumb to understand that. Of course it'll be a blow to the economy, but at least we won't be sitting here like ducks!
25. Her sales must be soaring in Riyadh now!? If not, she can
(09.03.18)
always count on Waters getting her a gig with Pink Floyd...
26. It'll be most fascinating to watch her career from now on...
(09.03.18)
27. Israeli organizers go 2 excuse BDS...
(09.04.18)
This must be the only acceptable excuse to insurance companies for a reason to cancel a performance! ...because clearly it could never be poor ticket sales! Right?
...but then if it really is BDS how come Miri Regev isn't standing ready with some smartly put together comment?
28. 33 yrs old, Sept. 9th month. famous since the 11th.scary ooo
NYNY   (09.04.18)
29. Never heard of her before, she did this to become famous
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (09.05.18)
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