Support reggae singer Matisyahu for his stand against Racism!

The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in the Spanish port city of Valencia requested that Rototom, the 22nd European Reggae Festival scheduled for mid-August in nearby Benicàssim, cancel famous American-Jewish celebrity Matisyahu’s performance, saying that he has “participated in pro-Zionist festivals and has said that Palestine does not exist.”

Rototom demanded that he state his views on a Palestinian state and on Israel’s military actions during last summer’s war with Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Rototom spokespersons stated that they have “repeatedly sought dialogue” on this issue with Matisyahu and that “the artist was unavailable to speak out clearly against the war and the Palestinians’ right to a state of their own. Accordingly, the Matisyahu concert scheduled for August 22 was canceled.”

For all of us who support freedom of speech and ideas, it is important to stand up against the repression and financial oppression of those with views that are contrary to what may be currently fashionable.

Time to return to a more sane world where not everything is about politics and people can agree to disagree and still express themselves artistically without free of reprisal.