New Zealand Festival Canceled Israeli DJ Over Gaza War Silence
Summarized from Ynetnews by baba
New Zealand's Twisted Frequency Festival canceled Israeli DJ Dekel Kamiosky from its lineup, citing his silence on the Gaza war and continued performances in Israel. Organizers stated they found no verified evidence of his personal political beliefs but deemed his lack of public condemnation sufficient grounds. Kamiosky, who served as an IDF commander, is a known figure in the psytrance scene. The festival, which has a political identity, admitted to an internal failure in booking him without adequate background checks and apologized to its community.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- New Zealand's Twisted Frequency Festival removed Israeli DJ Dekel Kamiosky from its lineup.
- The festival cited Kamiosky's silence on the Gaza war and continued performances in Israel.
- Organizers found no verified evidence of Kamiosky's personal political beliefs.
- Kamiosky previously served as a commander in the Israel Defense Forces.
- The festival acknowledged an internal failure in booking the DJ without sufficient background checks.
- Twisted Frequency festival has an explicitly political identity and supports the Palestinian cause.
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