Jello Biafra, the musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States will be taking his show to Tel Aviv despite the growing calls to boycott Israel for their action in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
I find the concert by Mr. Biafra in Tel Aviv disturbing on so many levels, he is a spoken word champion, but he is not a man who seems to want to live by his owns spoken words. Thus his actions are contrary to many of his work speaking truth to power. He is also a spokesperson for the Green Party here in America, but the trip to Israel makes me a mascot for the party of the Green dollars.
For a man whose career is all about social justice and civil rights he is dead wrong. The message here is this, Jello Biafra is for these things here in America, but not anywhere else. Which seems to be in agreement with many Israelis who love human rights, but not for the Palestinians. It gets worse ever since his early childhood it seemed the artist had interest in international politics that was encouraged by his parents.
According to Electronic Intifada "Jello Biafra bucks international BDS call, will play show in Tel Aviv"
Someone once said that “punk rock is dead.” Alas, another nail in the coffin was hammered in on Tuesday, when punk rock legend and former frontman of the anti-imperialist, anti-corporate San Francisco-based band Dead Kennedys, Jello http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifBiafra, decided to go ahead with a planned gig in Tel Aviv despite pressure on him to respect and honor the Palestinian-led call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS).
The artists responding via their Facebook page announced that they will go on with their planned concert
Believe me, the decision to play in Tel Aviv was not taken lightly by me or the band. We have been through weeks of intense ongoing debate and discussions, soul searching and research. We have met with two peace activists, one of whom is Palestinian and lives in Ramallah.
In general they are using the ignorance card, we really do not know much about the situation, but that won't stop them from partying in Tel Aviv while few miles sough of that city, my family and a million and half others people in Gaza get no party and have no electricity. And maybe just maybe, this school of medicine will see Palestine in such a short notice.
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine - "Holiday in Cambodia" - Grass Valley, Ca.
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