Rock guitar legend Carlos Santana has pulled out of Israel concert. British rocker Elvis Costello has canceled his performance in Tel Aviv after guitarist Carlos Santana and rap singer Gil Scott-Heron called off their shows in the Israeli city.
The artists have decided to boycott Israel in response to growing concerns over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Costello, who was due to perform later this summer, said: Having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act. Costello said his decision was a matter of instinct and conscience and too grave and complex to be addressed at a concert. Some pro-Palestinian movements have advocated an academic and cultural boycott of Israel to protest its occupation of the Palestinian territory.
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