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Jpost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Sep 25, 2026 · 1436 words · By LIAT COLLINS

Cultural Boycott of Israel Palestinianism as a Cult Global Antisemitism

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What to know about Cultural Boycott of Israel

What do Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Berlin local elections, and an attack on a Canadian synagogue have in common?

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Topics 3

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What happened

What do Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Berlin local elections, and an attack on a Canadian synagogue have in common?

Why it matters

Gaza has gone beyond being a conflict point on the map – a tiny pinpoint – to becoming a dangerous ideology.

Common ground

Last week, Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE announced it would boycott the Eurovision song contest for a second year in a row because Israel, which was runner-up two years running, is still intent on competing and still committed to fighting terrorism in…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “This year, on the eve of the holiday, police arrested two suspects planning another attack on the Manchester Jewish community.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “When New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Macklemore’s act would not be welcome at his Gillette Stadium, and other stadium venues followed suit, Sheeran dropped the divisive singer.”

MISLEADING

While Wikipedia confirms Ed Sheeran removed Macklemore from the tour, it explicitly states the removal was due to Macklemore's 'onstage pro-Palestine statements during two performances in New Jersey.' The provided evidence does not mention Robert Kraft or Gillette Stadium as the cause for the removal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hearth Kenneth Kraft (born June 5, 1941) is an American businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kraft

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( MAK-lə-mor; formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he start…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macklemore

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In September 2026, English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and his team removed American rapper Macklemore as a supporting act from Sheeran's Loop Tour after Macklemore's onstage pro-Palestine statements…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macklemore–Ed_Sheeran_tour_con…

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Claim 3: “the Netherlands will ban the import, purchase, and sale of goods from “unlawful Israeli settlements.” The maximum penalty is up to six years in prison.”

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Claim 4: “Ireland skipped last year’s Eurovision along with Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia.”

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Multiple independent web sources (Malay Mail and another news report) confirm that Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia all pulled out of/snubbed the contest.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists the latest women's squads lists for badminton's 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. Ranking stated are based on world ranking date for 21 January 2020 as p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_European_Women's_Team_Bad…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Europe region, began in February 2024 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the twelve teams that will qualify for t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a lists of fauna of Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_fauna_of_Europe

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Claim 5: “the Hamas-led invasion and mega-atrocity of October 7, 2023 – in which 1,200 were killed, 251 abducted, and thousands wounded in southern Israel”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

The details of the October 7, 2023 attack, including the death toll (approx 1,200) and abductions (251), are confirmed by both Wikipedia and multiple web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the October 7 attacks, which initiated the ongoing Gaza war, there has been a spread of conspiracy theories, largely antisemitic and on social media, focused on the argument that the attacks or …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_the_October_7_attack…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is currently experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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Claim 6: “the Supernova music festival on October 7, where more than 370 people were massacred.”

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Claim 7: “there was a Hezbollah-led terror attack in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort in 2012, where five Israelis and their bus driver were murdered.”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the 2012 Burgas bus bombing killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver, and that Bulgaria blamed Hezbollah for the attack.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012 Burgas bus bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by a suicide bomber on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport in Burgas, Bulgaria, on 18 July 2012. The bus …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Burgas_bus_bombing

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have been engaged in a proxy conflict since 1985. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli–Palestinian confli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_proxy_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State (IS), in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 invasion of Iraq, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_against_the_Islamic_State

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Claim 8: “New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who threatened to have Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested on his way to addressing the UN General Assembly”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 9: “Sheeran included rapper Macklemore as an opening act on his current tour.”

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Wikipedia (Macklemore–Ed Sheeran tour controversy) and web results confirm Macklemore was a supporting act on Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Loop Tour is the sixth concert tour by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, in support of his eighth studio album, Play (2025). The tour began on 16 January 2026 in Auckland, and is set to co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loop_Tour

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Claim 10: “Last year, two Jews were murdered in the UK on Yom Kippur in a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 11: “English singer Paloma Faith told Channel 4 that she tells her children “Free Palestine” before bed every night.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Paloma Faith stated she tells her children 'Free Palestine' before bed every night.

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web search NEUTRAL — Paloma Faith has questioned Ed Sheeran's “political neutrality” after Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran's US tour over pro-Palestine comments, while revealing that she says “free Palestine” to her c…
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/paloma-faith-kids-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Paloma Faith has revealed she tells her children “Free Palestine” before bed every night, saying children should be exposed to politics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw5VClp3XEY

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web search NEUTRAL — Paloma Faith has revealed that she tells her children "Free Palestine" every night before bed, while criticising Ed Sheeran for refusing to speak out on the Gaza situation after all his support acts q…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/73825/Paloma-Faith:-I-say-“Free-…

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Claim 12: “Berlin’s Die Linke (The Left), led by Elif Eralp, enjoyed an election win big enough to potentially put her on the path to forming a coalition to govern the German capital.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 13: “Eurovision will be held in May in the Bulgarian city of Burgas.”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from EuroNews and multiple web search results stating the 71st Eurovision contest will be held in Burgas, Bulgaria, with the final on May 15.

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web search NEUTRAL — The two semifinals will take place on May 11 and 13, 2027, while the final will be held on May 15. Bulgaria's capital city, Sofia, also had applied to host the event. Eurovision director Martin Green …
https://artscanvas.org/music/the-71st-eurovision-contest-wil…

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web search NEUTRAL — The public service broadcaster will organise the next edition of the contest following Bulgaria’s historic victory in Vienna, which gave the country the right to host the 71st Eurovision Song Contest.…
https://bntnews.bg/news/bnt’s-big-mission-is-showcasing-bulg…

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web search NEUTRAL — Eurovision 2027 in Burgas! This is the city Bulgaria has ultimately chosen to host the next edition of the contest. Rather than Sofia, its capital with a population of nearly 1.3 million, the country …
https://europeacontrecourant.eu/en/eurovision-2027-burgas/

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Claim 14: “On the eve of Yom Kippur, Natanel Shukrun, a father of six, was shot to death by a Palestinian terrorist near a natural spring in the Binyamin region”

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Claim 15: “the distorted, anti-Israel film NAZA won the Special Jury Prize earlier this month [at the Venice International Film Festival].”

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Claim 16: “On Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, a Canadian man shot at a synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. He was neutralized by police officer Jeff Smith, who was critically wounded”

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Claim 17: “Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE announced it would boycott the Eurovision song contest for a second year in a row”

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The provided evidence for claim 0 only contains general Wikipedia entries about RTÉ as a broadcaster. There is no mention of a boycott of the Eurovision song contest for a second year in a row in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — RTÉ Television is a department of Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland 's public service broadcaster. Its first channel was Telefís Éireann, which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961. [1] Since t…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTÉ_Television

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch all your favourite TV shows Live or On Demand on your PC, smartphone or tablet for free.
https://www.rte.ie/player/

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web search NEUTRAL — Raidió Teilifís Éireann (pronounced [ˈɾˠadʲiːoː ˈtʲɛlʲəfʲiːʃ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ⓘ; Irish for 'Radio [and] Television of Ireland'; [2] RTÉ[n 1]) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It produces and broadcas…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTÉ

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Claim 18: “Die Linke candidate Basem Said shared an Instagram appeal by Palestinian extremist Majed Abusalama, calling the election a “Wahlintifada,” “election intifada.””

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Claim 19: “Boy George this week announced he will perform in Israel in November.”

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Claim 20: “actress Gillian Anderson posted a humanitarian plea for War Child about the victims of the famine in Sudan”

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