Jewish Reggae Artist Has Chicago House Of Blues Cancel Performance

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Reggae artist Matisyahu has had the House of Blues in Chicago cancel his scheduled efficiency Friday due to the “risk of protests.”

Matisyahu stated that Home of Blues had canceled the present and paid the contractual penalty, which he promised to donate to a corporation that advocates for the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

The Chicago date is the third cancellation for Matisyahu on his present U.S. tour. Earlier dates in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona had been additionally pulled.

In Los Angeles, Jewish author Brett Gelman and TV persona Mayim Bialik additionally had occasions canceled or interrupted due to their outspoken assist for Israel.

Matisyahu has been outspoken in his assist for Israel, and has carried out for troops there.

“Whereas my followers and I are deeply damage by this, please know we won’t cower to those bullies and the stress they exert,” stated an announcement from Matisyahu. “These people and the organizations that break beneath their stress threaten the bedrock of inventive expression … We are going to proceed to play reveals. And we are going to all the time stand tall towards hate and march in direction of the true objective of a long run peace for all.”