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Neil Young and Crazy Horse have chosen to pull out of a Tel Aviv concert due to issues of safety and increasing conflict in Israel.
Young and his band were due to play the Israeli capital on 17 July, however due to developments in the region, have been forced to cancel proceedings. Despite a pledge from Roger Waters to refuse to play on ethical grounds, a spokesperson for Young cited the safety of the band as the primary concern.
"It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we must cancel our one and only Israeli concert due to tensions which have rendered the event unsafe at this time,” they wrote in a statement. “We'll miss the opportunity to play for our fans and look forward to playing in Israel and Palestine in peace."
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A police spokesperson also told Reuters that the gig had to be cancelled "in order not to put people in Gaza rocket range at unnecessary risk.” Palestinian militants have been firing hundreds of rockets into Israel since 8 July.
Neil Young will also be making donations to the Louise Tillie Alpert Youth Music Centre of Israel and Heartbeat. He says they are "two organizations that teach music to Palestinian and Israeli youth simultaneously by enabling them to play music together.”
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