Dervish cancel Israel tour
The trad band have bowed to the backlash.
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 04 May 2012
We are musicians. We love music. We do not discriminate against any person nor push our individual political ideas onto anyone. We were going to Israel to play for human beings, regardless of their beliefs, political views, religion or ethnic background.
The anger behind comments and insults thrown back and forth between people on our page and on Dervish’s in the past few days is saddening to read."
The Hot Press Newsdesk
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