"Activists protested the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall last week as part of a growing global movement of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) in support of the Palestinian cause.
Los Angeles marked the end of the orchestra’s U.S. tour and a potential turning point in the BDS movement in the United States. It was one of the first times that regional BDS activists coordinated a unified national call to boycott Israel through the Philharmonic.
“We hope to send a message to the Israeli Philharmonic and Israel that it can’t drown out Palestinian calls for justice with pretty music,” said Radhika Sainath, of BDS Los Angeles for Justice in Palestine."
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