Lana Del Rey defends headlining Israel gig
As singer Lana Del Rey’s announcement of her first performance in Israel elicited a backlash, she defended her decision saying that music is a tool to bring people together. She has been added as a headliner for the Meteor Festival, to take place at Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan, Israel, in September, reports variety.com.
She took to her Twitter account and wrote: “I believe music is universal and should be used to bring us together. Performing in Tel Aviv is not a political statement or a commitment to the politics there just like singing here in California doesn’t mean my views are in alignment with my current government’s opinions or sometimes inhuman actions.”
Western artists performing in Israel often face protests and criticism from believers of the BDS movement, which calls for “boycott, divestment and sanctions” against the country.