Nick Cave calls Israel boycott “cowardly and shameful”

“I do not support the current government in Israel, yet do not accept that my decision to play in the country is any kind of tacit support for that government’s policies. Nor do I condone the atrocities that you have described; nor am I ignorant of them.” Nick Cave wrote in his letter to Brian Eno, who urged Cave to cancel the shows in Israel in solidarity with the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions Movement. He adds, “I have done a considerable amount of work for Palestine through the Hoping Foundation, raising personally around £150,000 for the children of Palestine, so in a sense, I have already played the other side.” He continues, “But I also do not support the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions movement, as you know. I think the cultural boycott of Israel is cowardly and shameful.” Pitchfork...