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| Lorde: Israeli fans sue activists over tour cancellation | Lorde: Israeli fans sue activists over tour cancellation |
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| Two New Zealand women face claim for ‘emotional injury’ over singer’s scrapped Tel Aviv show | Two New Zealand women face claim for ‘emotional injury’ over singer’s scrapped Tel Aviv show |
| Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem | Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem |
| Wed 31 Jan 2018 11.35 GMT | Wed 31 Jan 2018 11.35 GMT |
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| Three teenage Israeli fans of the popstar Lorde have filed a lawsuit claiming thousands of pounds in “emotional injury” damages against two New-Zealand-based activists for allegedly convincing her to cancel a performance in Tel Aviv. | Three teenage Israeli fans of the popstar Lorde have filed a lawsuit claiming thousands of pounds in “emotional injury” damages against two New-Zealand-based activists for allegedly convincing her to cancel a performance in Tel Aviv. |
| The case, filed by an Israeli legal rights group, appears to be the first use of a controversial law passed in 2011 that allows civil suits to be opened against those calling for a boycott against Israel. | The case, filed by an Israeli legal rights group, appears to be the first use of a controversial law passed in 2011 that allows civil suits to be opened against those calling for a boycott against Israel. |
| The New Zealanders Justine Sachs, a Jew, and Nadia Abu-Shanab, who comes from a Palestinian family, wrote an open letter to Lorde last month in which they urged her to “take a stand” and “join the artistic boycott of Israel”. | The New Zealanders Justine Sachs, a Jew, and Nadia Abu-Shanab, who comes from a Palestinian family, wrote an open letter to Lorde last month in which they urged her to “take a stand” and “join the artistic boycott of Israel”. |
| The women said they were activists working for “an end to Israeli apartheid” and believed “an economic, intellectual and artistic boycott is an effective way of speaking out”. | The women said they were activists working for “an end to Israeli apartheid” and believed “an economic, intellectual and artistic boycott is an effective way of speaking out”. |
| “A performance in Israel sends the wrong message,” they wrote to the singer-songwriter. “Playing in Tel Aviv will be seen as giving support to the policies of the Israeli government, even if you make no comment on the political situation.” | “A performance in Israel sends the wrong message,” they wrote to the singer-songwriter. “Playing in Tel Aviv will be seen as giving support to the policies of the Israeli government, even if you make no comment on the political situation.” |
| Lorde replied to a tweet of the letter saying: “Noted! Been speaking [with] many people about this and considering all options. Thank u for educating me i am learning all the time too.” She cancelled her planned 2018 show less than a week later. | Lorde replied to a tweet of the letter saying: “Noted! Been speaking [with] many people about this and considering all options. Thank u for educating me i am learning all the time too.” She cancelled her planned 2018 show less than a week later. |
| The Israeli law group Shurat HaDin filed the suit in Jerusalem on Tuesday for around £9,000 in damages for what it said was “emotional injury”. | The Israeli law group Shurat HaDin filed the suit in Jerusalem on Tuesday for around £9,000 in damages for what it said was “emotional injury”. |
| Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, said claim was the first to show a direct link between the call for a boycott and the “harm” caused. | Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, said claim was the first to show a direct link between the call for a boycott and the “harm” caused. |
| “These girls [the teenagers] are ideologists. They are going into the army next year, and they feel very shamed and hurt by the allegations that the New Zealand activists blamed Israel for,” she said. | “These girls [the teenagers] are ideologists. They are going into the army next year, and they feel very shamed and hurt by the allegations that the New Zealand activists blamed Israel for,” she said. |
| “They want to say on a personal and an international level, that those who boycott Israel or make a call to boycott Israel will be responsible and they have to pay,” she said, adding that agreements between the two states compelled New Zealand to enforce the ruling. | “They want to say on a personal and an international level, that those who boycott Israel or make a call to boycott Israel will be responsible and they have to pay,” she said, adding that agreements between the two states compelled New Zealand to enforce the ruling. |
| Responding to the suit, Sachs wrote on Twitter that the move was a “stupid stunt”. | Responding to the suit, Sachs wrote on Twitter that the move was a “stupid stunt”. |
| Israel the only "democracy" in the Middle East where New Zealanders get sued for exercising their freedom of speech.....in New Zealand | Israel the only "democracy" in the Middle East where New Zealanders get sued for exercising their freedom of speech.....in New Zealand |
| The Law for Prevention of Damage to State of Israel through Boycott was passed to counter the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, a global pressure campaign focusing on ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories. | The Law for Prevention of Damage to State of Israel through Boycott was passed to counter the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement, a global pressure campaign focusing on ending the occupation of the Palestinian territories. |
| Critics warned that the law would stifle free expression, although it has not been used until now. | Critics warned that the law would stifle free expression, although it has not been used until now. |
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