Proponents of an anti-Israel boycott have tried to pressure Amitav Ghosh, one of my intellectual heroes, to turn down the Dan David Prize. Ghosh has declined to do so, and his reasoning is characteristically eloquent. Margaret Atwood, Ghosh’s co-recipient of the prize, has also rebuffed the boycotters, and just as eloquently.
In marked contrast, Gil Scott-Heron seems to have knuckled under to boorish anti-Zionist protesters and canceled an upcoming concert in Tel Aviv. But did he cancel or “reschedule”? It’s not clear, as Nathalie Rothschild reveals in this incisive column.
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boycott thugs done bit my brother gil