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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.

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[-] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 100 points 3 weeks ago

Good for them. They didn't want to give a stage to an active nazi hate group member.

These nazi fucks are everywhere, I'm glad someone is trying to keep them away from public speaking opportunities to spread their religious hate.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

It seems that every Jewish person is now expected to pass an arbitrary moral purity test in order to participate in polite society.

[-] solo@piefed.social 92 points 3 weeks ago

I see things differently. Condemning genocide is not an arbitrary test related moral purity.

And like Jewish Voice for Peace say:

Never Again For Anyone

as well as

Not in our name

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago

I remember liberals being super angry about conservatives requiring all Muslims to "condemn terrorism."

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Did any western country apologized for their colonial past aka terrorism

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[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

And I remember Iranians and Chinese people being refused entry to places because of things their governments did

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[-] homoludens@feddit.org 85 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

He is an Israeli citizen and music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. I'd say he can be seen as representing Israel (Israel, not necessarily the current regime) on a cultural level. Russian athletes can be barred from international events - why is it too much to ask to distance himself from the atrocities in Palestine?

[-] bobo1900@startrek.website 41 points 3 weeks ago

People think this is a personal attack. It's not (unless this guy actively supports his government). It's sad that people suffer because of their government actions? Yes. Is it necessary? As a symbolic act of protest against a regime you don't support, also yes.

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[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Look at how they never answer your question. It's incredible how there is people still defend israrl in anyway or shape

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 weeks ago

Russian athletes are allowed to compete as neutrals in international events, as long as they do not openly endorse the war in Ukraine.

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[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't seem that difficult of a test to pass.

Denouncing genocide is pretty easy to do.

Put another way: if he did denounce it, would he still be leading the Israeli orchestra? Doubtful.

[-] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 38 points 3 weeks ago

Every Israeli person maybe, not every Jewish person, they don't all live in one small part of the world, גדליה.

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[-] zrst@lemmy.cif.su 37 points 3 weeks ago

Well, considering Israelis aren't going to receive any justice otherwise, social justice is the next best option.

They only have themselves to blame.

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

not supporting a genocide is arbitrary?

[-] Allonzee@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Why would non Israeli Jews have to denounce the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians?

The conductor was Israeli.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry sir your victim card has expired.

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[-] paultimate14@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Why are you assuming the religiosity of an Israeli person?

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[-] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's funny that what looks like a whole Hasbara team has descended on this, including an account used to moderate a very large lemmy.world forum.

Really shows that this kind of thing really worries the Genociders.

It makes sense - evildoers are fine if they can hide behind Country or Organisation because it lets them evade personal consequences for their actions, but when they personally, as individiuals, with no hidding behind some responsibility diffusing entity, suffer consequences for their own participation in the evildoing, it's a whole different story.

You actually see their fear of their collective cloak being torn down in some of the very "arguments" they're using here, such as how Israelis should not be held accountable for the actions of Israel (even those who refuse to simply say "I do not support the Genocide in Gaza"), which is exactly about maintaining the nation working as a responsability diffusing cover.

This tells me we need many more actions like this one in Belgium - make accountable the individuals mass murdering Palestinians or supporting that mass murder.

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