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This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. They held virtual shows amid the first lockdowns and collaborated online when in-person meetings were unsafe. Like other artists, the group had to adapt when the pandemic hit. “Hopefully, everyone is vaxxed and wearing a mask in the audience, and thank God, we’re in Israel, where a lot of people are triple vaxxed.” The country was among the first to begin administering booster shots and more than 43 percent of Israelis have received three vaccine doses.īut the group said performing in light of the new variant posed certain risks. Will.i.am, Taboo and Apl.de.ap said their experience traveling to Israel during the pandemic, where vaccinated travelers must be tested before departure and upon arrival, put them more at ease than visits to other countries. With Israelis expected to attend plays and shows during the current weeklong Hanukkah holiday, Israel is allowing live performances to go ahead. The country was among the first to seal its border in the face of the new variant. It comes as Israel is once again imposing restrictions in light of the Omicron variant, closing air travel to international visitors, and imposing quarantine on Israelis returning from abroad, even those who are vaccinated. He said his first girlfriend was Israeli and that when the band was first getting started in Los Angeles, the group met to make music in an Israeli friend’s bedroom and would enjoy Shabbat dinners at his home.Īmerican musician will.i.am, front man for Black Eyed Peas, second left, speaks on a panel at an innovation conference held by Improvate, in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. Will.i.am pointed to his many personal connections to Israelis as a reason why he could not boycott the country. It urged supporters to use the hashtag #WhereIsTheLoveforPalestinians - a nod to the group’s hit “Where is The Love” - to call for the group to cancel its performance. And one day we want to go there too.”Ī statement on the BDS France website said the concert was “even more scandalous” because it was taking place on the UN-organized international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people. So, you know, there’s beautiful people here as well as beautiful people in Palestine. “Do I turn my back on people that live here because of politics? No, that’s not the way we were built.
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“I’m a musician and a tech enthusiast and people like our music,” he said, flanked by two of the group’s other members, Taboo and Apl.de.ap. Musician Adam Ro urges upcoming artistes not to give up on their craft