Israelis sue New Zealanders over #Lorde #boycott
▻http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2018/An-Israeli-legal-rights-group-says-it-is-suing-two-New-Zealanders-allegedly-credited-with-convincing-the-pop-singer-Lorde-to-cancel-her-performance-in-Israel/id-1fd7440622d04a31a47191e204c26097
The two New Zealanders, Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab, penned an open letter to Lorde last year in which they urged her to “take a stand” and “join the artistic boycott of Israel.” The New Zealand singer-songwriter replied to a tweet of the letter saying “Noted! Been speaking (with) many people about this and considering all options. Thank u for educating me i am learning all the time too.” She canceled her show days later.
The group, Shurat HaDin, claims the New Zealanders, one Jewish and one Palestinian, knew that their letter could trigger a boycott, making them open to a suit under the law. The group, which filed the lawsuit in a Jerusalem court on Tuesday, is suing on behalf of three Israeli would-be concertgoers for about $13,000 in damages.