How an Israeli conductor Boycot becomes under political pressure: “Should we not communicate honestly about why?”

The boycott of the Israeli conductor Lahav Shani did not only come from moral considerations because of the war in Gaza. The board of the Flanders Ghent festival was also under political pressure. This is evident from documents that HLN could look into. For example, Ghent ships Hafsa El-Bazioui (Groen) threatened with her resignation as a board member if the concert was not canceled and there was busy Vooruit. Has the festival out of fright for its subsidies? “If we let this continue, then we can expect a telephone from the government.”

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