Israeli ambassador condemns exclusion of maestro Shani from Belgian music festival – Middle East Monitor

The Israeli Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, has condemned the exclusion of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Israeli maestro Lahav Shani, from a Belgian music festival, describing it as “pure antisemitism.”

In an interview with the German media group Funke, published on Friday, Prosor said: “Musicians, visitors and sponsors of the festival come from all over the world. Yet the only person excluded is the maestro from Israel – this is pure…