No, today I don’t have any video of tone deaf assclowns of unidentifiable gender. Just a feelgood story (hat tip: Dan)
Lebanese anti-Israel activists are being sued by a concert promoter for their boycott campaign against a popular British rock group.
Samah Idriss, director of Dar al-Adab publishing house, received a court summons this Thursday from Beirut’s commerce court. Idriss is implicated in a lawsuit for his involvement in a Lebanese boycott campaign against the British rock group Placebo last year. Jihad el-Murr, who heads the company that organized the event, filed the suit on 10 July 2011.
El-Murr is suing Idriss, as well as three other groups involved in the campaign: the Aidoun Refugee Rights Center, the Campaign to Boycott the Supporters of Israel in Lebanon, and the Global BDS Campaign in Lebanon. El-Murr, a self-described famous businessman from a prominent family, is demanding US$180,000 compensation for his company’s financial losses allegedly caused by the boycott campaign.”
El-Murr was on record as opposing the boycott last year:
Idriss said the Lebanese activists were also demanding concert organizer and radio mogul Jihad al-Murr cancel the Placebo gig and reimburse all those with tickets.
But Murr pointed out that most bands performing in Lebanon, which remains technically in a state of war with its southern neighbor, had also performed in Israel.
“Placebo has entered Lebanese territory legally and with the knowledge and consent of General Security,” Murr told AFP.
“This is music, a concert, and has nothing to do with politics,” he added. “Shall we boycott every minister, official or artist that has ever visited Israel? That’s ridiculous.”
Meanwhile, just for the BDS-holes, here is Placebo in Israel – complimenting Israel for its hummus and attractive people.
