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Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa decry ‘censorship’ after UK shows are scrapped under Israel boycott pressure

JL;DR SUMMARY Jonny Greenwood, the Radiohead guitarist, and Israeli musician Dudu Tassa canceled their UK shows due to safety concerns after a campaign by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Bds MovementBoycottCensorshipPolitical ControversyMiddle Eastern MusicCollaborationArtistic FreedomDudu TassaJonny Greenwood

Places mentioned

Bristol, United Kingdom
"Greenwood said he would no longer perform in Bristol and London in June with longtime collaborator Dudu Tassa, an Israeli rock star, as well as an ensemble of singers from Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq."
London, United Kingdom
"Greenwood said he would no longer perform in Bristol and London in June with longtime collaborator Dudu Tassa, an Israeli rock star, as well as an ensemble of singers from Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait and Iraq."
Israel
"Last summer, Greenwood rejected calls to cancel his tour with Tassa after the pair made an album together titled Jarak Qaribak, or Your Neighbor is Your Friend in Arabic."
Iran
"Last month, the Irish rap group Kneecap received backlash for cheering, Up Hamas, up Hezbollah at a concert last year."

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