JERUSALEM (JPS) -- Israeli pop star Aviv Geffen must be allowed to perform in the Beersheva suburb of Omer, the High Court of Ju
The ruling came in response to a petition by a group of Omer residents and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which sai
Badash's attorney, Avi Weinroth, said Sunday that Geffen was only one of some 14 performers whose applications to book the amphitheater were rejected, mainly for safety considerations.
But the court disagreed. "One cannot veto a performance because of the political views of the performer," he said.
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