“When a point comes to the mark, it also appears that in art circles it sometimes appears nicely on the hand of rulers”

The boycott of an Israeli conductor in Ghent continues to rise. Certainly now that it appears that there was political pressure at the festival organization. “It is striking that this news causes little swell in the culture sector,” writes investigative journalist Jeroen Bossaert. “However, they are going to be proud of their independence there. Would it have remained so still if the pressure did not come from ahead and green?”

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