Zubin Mehta was unable to conduct the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra at theRoyal Albert Hall after several pro-Palestine demonstrators interrupted right at the start. The BBC immediately pulled out of their broadcast, doing a quick fade to a chorus of booing and footstamping. Musicians born as Israelis often find themselves in an awkward position when travelling and performing abroad, but when they are billed as the legitimate cultural representatives of such an alleged legitimate state as the apartheid regime of Israel, their position is indisputedly not on the side of rock 'n' roll. It's a great pity that these musicians - my fellow artists - should be used in such a way.
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