The recent initiative to boycott Israel is controversial, so is the Arab initiative to boycott cultural events which include Israeli artists. Yet the cultural boycott on apartheid South Africa did have an effect. And what about Cuba? Listen to the panel discussion from WOMEX 2003.
Pink Floyd bass player Roger Waters Roger Waters has called off his summer concert in Tel Aviv and will instead perform in a chickpea field near a joint Jewish-Arab village
Paul McCartney defied death threats by religious militants in the Middle East before his concert in Israel where he performed for 40,000 fans on 25 September 2008
Musicians, politicians and experts gather in Jerusalem, Israel, on 23-26 October 2008 to discuss the role of music in troubled regions such as Israel, Cyprus and South Africa.
A Finnish official tried to ban the Israelis' song from the Eurovision song competition because of its "offending lyrics". The song, however, was approved.
