Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIsraeli musician Noga Erez. Slated to perform at Coachella in April 2026. Credit: Amy Harris/Invision/APAs the war in Gaza continues, Israeli musicians touring internationally are facing canceled shows, pressure to denounce their government, and even physical threats. Some are now asking whether to conceal or downplay their national identitySeptember 22, 2025A few months ago, while touring Europe, the all-female Israeli rock band Haze'evot (Hebrew for The She-Wolves) arrived at a club in Switzerland after an eight-hour drive from their previous performance.In the NewsBetween Tel Aviv and Rajasthan, Jonny Greenwood Would Rather Talk MusicWhat Scares Louis Theroux More: The Manosphere or the Dystopia of the West Bank?Jewish Identity, Trauma and 'Lascivious Jewish Men' Collide in New NovelCollecting Pokémon Is Alive and Well in Tel AvivColum McCann's Novel Reimagined as Play on Palestinian and Israeli LossRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Strange Truth About Sea-level RiseTucker Carlson Exposes Himself on Israel, neo-Nazis and the AntichristGhost Operators: How Israeli Telecoms Were Exploited to Track Citizens WorldwideNetanyahu's Exploitation of the U.S. Christian Right Is Blowing Up in His FaceWest Bank IDF Chief Admits Unequal Rules for Shooting Palestinians and JewsHack, Leak and Attack: How Iran Penetrated Israel's Top Security Think Tank
'Some artists blur their identity,' as the world turns a deaf ear to Israeli musicians
As the War in Gaza Continues, Israeli Musicians Touring Internationally Are Facing Canceled Shows, Pressure to Denounce Their Government, and Even Physical Threats. Some Are Now Asking Whether to Conceal or Downplay Their National Identity








