Israel is falling victim to “cultural terrorism,” a top music promoter charged on Sunday, after US alternative rock group The Pixies cancelled their first-ever gig in the Jewish state.
The band was to have performed a single gig on Wednesday as part of a five-day music festival in Tel Aviv, but pulled out just days after a deadly Israeli naval raid on a foreign aid flotilla that left nine activists dead.
“It is with great regret that we announce today The Pixies’ decision to cancel their appearance in Israel on June 9,” promoter Shuki Weiss said in an initial statement, which also included an apology to fans from the band. Full article.