Spain – Spain Condemns Cancellation Of Jewish Musician At Reggae Festival

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    FILE - US reggae musician, rapper and singer Matisyahu performs during a concert at the Wroclaw Centennial Hall, in Wroclaw, Poland, 28 February 2013. EPASpain – The Spanish government condemned on Tuesday a Spanish reggae festival’s decision to cancel a concert by an American Jewish musician after he failed to reply to a demand to clarify his position on Palestinian statehood.

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    The cancellation of Matisyahu at the week-long Rototom Sunsplash festival in eastern Spain – following pressure from supporters of sanctions against Israel over its policies toward Palestinians – prompted protests by Jewish groups.

    Spain said it rejected boycott campaigns and any sign of anti-Semitism, while reiterating its support for an independent Palestinian state through bilateral negotiations.

    “Imposing a public declaration (from Matisyahu), puts into question the principle of non-discrimination on which all plural and diverse societies are based,” the Spanish foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

    Matisyahu, who fuses reggae, hip-hop and rock with Jewish influences in his songs, had been due to perform at Rototom in Benicassim, Valencia, next Saturday.


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    HankM
    HankM
    8 years ago

    Why are people shocked by displays of anti-Semitism from countries that have traditionally condoned inquisitions, pograms and holocaust against us?

    ayoyo
    ayoyo
    8 years ago

    When will some organization sue these Boycot israel people for anti semitism against the jews? The whole moslem world is in a state of war against each other , millions have been made refugees and murdered while the bid. org is still in operation against israel (JEWS)

    charliehall
    charliehall
    8 years ago

    I saw this in Spanish in the Spanish language media eight hours ago. I was wondering when someone would bother to translate.

    Jewish_1st
    Jewish_1st
    8 years ago

    i thought Spain was doing Tshuvah