tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737639979248917027.post6894819266943171520..comments2024-03-17T09:11:01.478-07:00Comments on SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS: LEONARD COHEN URGED TO CANCEL ISRAEL CONCERTNoor al Haqiqahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324677503909144567noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737639979248917027.post-2851707336097824572009-08-26T14:41:54.834-07:002009-08-26T14:41:54.834-07:00We reject any attempt to "balance" conce...We reject any attempt to "balance" concerts or other artistic events in Israel–conscious acts of complicity in Israel‘s violation of international law and human rights–with token events in the occupied Palestinian territory. Such attempts at "parity" not only immorally equate the oppressor with the oppressed, taking a neutral position on the oppression (thereby siding with the oppressor, as Desmond Tutu famously said); they also are an insult to the Palestinian people, as they assume that we are naive enough to accept such token shows of "solidarity" that are solely intended to cover up grave acts of collusion in whitewashing Israel‘s crimes. Those sincerely interested in defending Palestinian rights and taking a moral and courageous stance against the Israeli occupation and apartheid should not play Israel, period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com