Overview

• Festival organizers confirmed on July 16 that Amir’s concert, set for July 18–21, will proceed despite numerous calls for his removal
• Organizers said they cannot morally assess his personal trajectory and will judge his participation solely on artistic criteria
• Three female performers, including singer Yoa and two members of Who’s That Girl, canceled their Spa appearances in protest
• Ten additional artists issued a joint statement dissociating from the lineup over allegations of his involvement in a 2014 Hebron settlement event and a Tsahal gathering
• Parlophone condemned the boycott as an outpouring of antisemitism and Licra defended Amir as a victim of militant folly