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Jun 15, 2018, 12:33 AM

Fauda star Itzik Cohen: ‘The show has become a great force for bringing people together’

Itzik Cohen, who plays Captain Gabi Ayub on the hit Israeli TV show Fauda, wrote this guest blog for Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), expressing his views on the show and on its contribution to peace. Fauda is a startup,...

Dec 3, 2017, 11:00 PM

From Germany to Los Angeles, accusations of anti-Semitism piling up against Roger Waters

From the headlines he’s been making, it seems that former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters is becoming better known for his politics than for his music. Take this week, for example, when German broadcasters made the decision not to...

Jul 12, 2017, 1:33 AM

Top Hollywood execs reject BDS, support Lincoln Center

More than 45 high-level entertainment industry executives have signed a letter denouncing the “hypocritical, discriminatory, and dangerous” Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, after activists associated with the movement demanded that Lincoln Center cancel an Israeli play. The...

Jun 12, 2017, 7:22 PM

Wonder Woman is under attack in the Middle East

In the recently released Warner Bros. film “Wonder Woman,” Diana learns about the evil that can live inside women and men, an evil that can push us to hatred and war. For a brief moment, she even has to...

Feb 27, 2017, 8:15 PM

The Oscars and the BDS Victory that Wasn’t

We at Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) -- an organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the arts as a means to peace and to countering the cultural boycott of Israel -- have long...

Feb 15, 2017, 11:23 AM

Natalie Imbruglia and the Desperation of BDS

It’s been a sad year for supporters of the cultural boycott of Israel -- and conversely, an excellent year for those of us who believe in artistic freedom and the power of the arts to build bridges for peace. No...

Feb 14, 2017, 10:50 AM

Music industry boycott of Israel? Not so much

100s of musicians know better than to let BDS's noise prevent them from performances that unify people like nothing else

Aug 14, 2016, 10:31 PM

Carlos Santana and Joss Stone brought messages of peace to Israel

Music will not solve all of the world’s problems. A song can’t end poverty. An album won’t cure disease. And a concert won’t bring about that long-awaited and crucially important peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But it can help. A...

Mar 7, 2016, 5:13 PM

The Commonality of Comedy

“Now I know that in Israel's vibrant democracy, every word and gesture is carefully scrutinized," US President Barack Obama said while visiting Israel in 2013. "But just so you know, any drama between me and my friend Bibi over...

Jul 9, 2015, 11:16 PM

Threatening Messages to Teachers, Parents and Students Force Cancellation of Irish Dance Groups Trip to Israel

The first ever Irish dancing competition in Israel was meant to be held this coming August. When news broke, the organizers began receiving an onslaught of pressure from supporters of the cultural wing of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions...

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Nick is the Editorial Associate and Analyst for Creative Community For Peace (CCFP), an organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry devoted to promoting the arts as a means to peace and to countering the cultural boycott of Israel.