{"id":51385,"date":"2025-08-04T22:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T02:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/arad-mayor-bans-artists-who-signed-petition-to-end-war\/04\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T22:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T02:48:46","slug":"arad-mayor-bans-artists-who-signed-petition-to-end-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/arad-mayor-bans-artists-who-signed-petition-to-end-war\/04\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Arad mayor bans artists who signed petition to end war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In accordance with the decision of the Arad Municipal Council, the municipality will not allow incitement against IDF soldiers,&#8221; the mayor stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Arad Mayor Yair Maayan announced on Monday that the artists who signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/every-home-gaza-filled-antisemitic-161521187.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:petition calling for an end to the war;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">petition calling for an end to the war<\/a> in Gaza and the return of hostages will not be allowed to perform in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In accordance with the decision of the Arad Municipal Council, the municipality <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/criminal-political-war-coalition-launches-192531502.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:will not allow incitement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">will not allow incitement<\/a> against IDF soldiers,&#8221; the mayor stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThese artists are similar to the list of reserve service refusers who have not served in the reserves for years,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We have chosen the side of the IDF soldiers and the State of Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Petition signed by Israeli artists<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The petition was reportedly signed by over 1,000 Israeli artists, celebrities, and cultural figures, including Chava Alberstein, Gidi Gov, and Oshik Levi, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/tel-aviv-rally-calls-war-052253136.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:urges an end to the conflict;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">urges an end to the conflict<\/a>, Ynet reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Demonstrators protest, calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, July 26, 2025 (credit: REUTERS\/Ronen Zvulun)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOur country is starving the people of Gaza to death and contemplating the forced removal of millions of Palestinians from the Strip,\u201d the letter reads, as quoted by KAN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe, Israelis dedicated to a peaceful future for our country and our Palestinian neighbors, write this with grave shame, in rage, and in agony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singer and Fauda star Idan Amedi, who was injured during his reserve service, criticized the petition, &#8220;A group of privileged people echoing stupidity, ignorance, and lies. There is no other army in the world that operates in such a densely populated area with such a low civilian casualty rate. This is proven &#8211; go check,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGo into a tunnel. Fight for one day like tens of thousands of reservists, and then sign a petition. You\u2019re worthless &#8211; I\u2019ve had enough of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Eyal Sher, CEO of the Israel Festival and one of the organizers of the petition, responded to the backlash: \u201cA message to all the critics: take a moment to step back and focus on the core message. The petition isn\u2019t meant to cause division or stir conflict among different groups in Israeli society,&#8221; Ynet quoted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;It aims to express values of humanity, compassion, and a desire to end the war, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/former-senior-shin-bet-official-074338235.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:bring the hostages home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">bring the hostages home<\/a>, and begin healing and recovery, both in Israel and the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/chose-side-israel-arad-mayor-014830641.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;In accordance with the decision of the Arad Municipal Council, the municipality will not allow incitement against IDF soldiers,&rdquo; the mayor stated.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/arad-mayor-bans-artists-who-signed-petition-to-end-war\/04\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/04bad6d34f821a07de6d7536288bf322","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}