Why more than 1,000 musicians are boycotting Israel with 'No Music for Genocide'

"Since September, more than 1,000 artists and labels including Lorde, Bjork and Massive Attack have joined an international initiative to remove their music from Israel. The boycott, called No Music for Genocide, is straightforward: artists are asking their labels and distributors to geo-block their music so it cannot be streamed in Israel. According to the movement's website, this act is "just one step toward honoring Palestinian demands to isolate and delegitimize Israel.""

"Despite a fragile ceasefire currently in place, No Music for Genocide organizers say they're continuing the boycott amidst additional airstrikes in Gaza. "Boycott is one of the most effective and enduring efforts that one can take to fight a militarized, overtly violent, three-headed monster of a system," blues poet Aja Monet, one of the participants, tells NPR. "We're in a place where capitalism rules everything. The most effective thing we can do is to be strategic about where we put our resources.""

Since September, more than 1,000 artists and labels, including Lorde, Bjork and Massive Attack, have joined an international initiative to remove their music from Israel. The boycott, called No Music for Genocide, asks labels and distributors to geo-block music so it cannot be streamed in Israel. Organizers say the action aims to honor Palestinian demands to isolate and delegitimize Israel. Organizers say they continue the boycott despite a fragile ceasefire and additional airstrikes in Gaza. Blues poet Aja Monet describes boycott as an effective strategy to fight a militarized and violent system and to direct resources strategically. An independent UN commission concluded Israel is committing genocide, while Israel denies that finding and its embassy condemns the boycott as discriminatory and harmful.

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