Tom Morello, Brian Eno, Thurston Moore, Young Fathers support Talib Kweli in German Palestinian controversy

103 musicians, actors, and writers have signed an open letter supporting Talib Kweli in his row with a German festival. American rapper was removed from Dusseldorf's upcoming Open Source Festival, which kicks off July 12, after he refused to denounce a pro-Palestine campaign. The organizers dropped the legendary rap star/activist for reportedly failing to distance himself from supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which promotes a cultural boycott of Israel. Kweli's peers in the entertainment industry - Tom Morello, Brian Eno, Thurston Moore, the band Young Fathers, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Igor Cavalera, to name just a few musicians - have banded together to sign an open letter, published in the Guardian, attacking event bosses for the move. "Supporting a nonviolent struggle for freedom, justice and equality, for Palestinians or others, should never be conflated with bigotry. It’s a right. For many, it’s also a moral duty" - signatories say in the letter.