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In reply to the discussion: Spanish Reggae festival boots Jewish performer [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)and I don't agree with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement.
I think Israel is an acceptable target for a BDS protest, just as politicians are all an acceptable target for a #Blacklivesmatter protest. I extend that to companies, and even Israeli nationals. They share responsibility for the acts of their government even when they don't agree with their government.
I think targeting a Jew who is not a citizen of Israel slides in anti-Semitism.
I am Jewish, myself, but an American Citizen. I share the responsibility of what my government does in my name, even if I don't agree with it. For me, that is how citizenship works.
Now, do I think a music festival should protest in that way? No, it should be about the art. I said elsewhere that had I been in charge I would have let all the artists sing.