Reply #45: Even Bob Dylan supports two states at the very least.... [View All]

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...but he buckled from the pressure of that all too familiar lobby....

Sharing Jerusalem
>
> The Jerusalem Link (the Palestinian Jerusalem Center for
> Women and the Israeli women's organization Bat Shalom) held a
> festival with the title "Sharing Jerusalem: Two Capitals for
> Two States" from June 15-21, aimed at promoting Jerusalem as
> a capital for two peoples. The festival was held as a
> counter-point to the Israel Festival and events celebrating
> the Israeli "unification" (or occupation) of the city. The
> centers organized a variety of activities in the city
> including tours along the Green Line and of Jewish settlement
> in the Old City; symposia on the reality and future of
> Jerusalem; art and photo exhibitions, and musical
> entertainment. A series of jazz nights on both sides of the
> city attracted large crowds. Singer Bob Dylan canceled under
> pressure from the American Jewish lobby, while Sinead
> O'Connor canceled after she received death threats from
> right-wing Jews, so the concert plans were scrapped.

From: Al-Bushra