The singer Dana International was interviewed yesterday (Friday) on News 13 and harshly attacked the singer Shlomo Artzi after he refused to accept the Israel Award.
“The country is wounded and divided”: Shlomo Artzi gave up the Israel Prize because of the legal revolution
“I can only say that he is a coward,” said International, “from the height of his age, from the height of his success, the country’s most influential singer could say words a little more rigid, a little more prominent, express himself in a more decisive way.”
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“The fact that he gave up the Israel Prize is nothing, it’s part of the show,” she added, “He has a mouth, he has a mind, he has platforms, he can express things in the most decisive way. He didn’t express anything about the LGBT, not about The split in the country, not about the governments. Always being okay with everyone and I don’t like it.”
As mentioned, this week my country renounced the Israel Prize and announced that “I am very grateful to the Israel Prize Committee for deciding to award me the prize in the field of Hebrew singing. It excites me and it is a great honor for me as a singer and creator. But at the present time, when our country is wounded and divided, I feel that it is difficult for me to accept the award, and therefore I am forced to sadly give up this great honor.”