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Israeli Businessman Who Sought To Employ Palestinians Loses Daughter In Music Festival Massacre

Israeli businessman who sought to employ Palestinians loses daughter in music festival massacre - CBS News

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Eyel Waldman's 24-year-old daughter and her boyfriend were among at least 260 festivalgoers who were killed by Hamas militants in an attack on a music festival in the Israeli desert. Waldman, a tech executive, had strived to employ Palestinians for his computer chip company. Charlie D'Agata has more.

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Mary Robinson's Tears For Irish Woman Kim Damti Killed In Music Festival Attack As She Slams Israel & Hamas 'war Crimes'

FORMER president Mary Robinson said war crimes are being committed by Israel and Hamas as she broke down over the death of Kim Damti.

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said she was "very shocked" by "how much things had deteriorated" when she visited Israel and Palestine in June.

Former president Mary Robinson said war crimes are being committed by Israel and Hamas as she broke down over the death of Kim Damti

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Former president Mary Robinson said war crimes are being committed by Israel and Hamas as she broke down over the death of Kim DamtiCredit: RTE News Ms Robinson's voice cracked as she spoke about Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti's death

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Ms Robinson's voice cracked as she spoke about Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti's death The former president said there need to be safe havens for civilians if ground troops go in Gaza

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The former president said there need to be safe havens for civilians if ground troops go in GazaCredit: Getty Images - Getty

The Chair of The Elders, an international NGO made up of senior statesmen, peace activists and human rights advocates, said she had concerns for Israel due to its very right-wing government which had been talking about "Jewish supremacy" and "potentially annexing the whole of the West Bank".

She added: "The word apartheid came up in many discussions... I remember saying after the visit, 'I have never been more worried about Israel'.

"I'm not quite sure what premonition it was but I could feel the tension, I could feel that the status quo was intolerable - and we cannot go back to the status quo."

Ms Robinson's voice cracked as she spoke about Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti, who was confirmed dead on Wednesday after going missing from a music festival that was attacked by Hamas at the weekend.

She added: "These are very serious war crimes.

"They are not justified by what has been happening to the Palestinian people under occupation.

"Irish people are very aware of that - it does not justify the horrific killings and kidnappings, which are war crimes and we must be very, very clear on that. We must not be ambivalent."

Speaking on RTE's News At One yesterday, Ms Robinson said she was glad to hear that US President Joe Biden had said Israel "must comply with the rules of war".

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But she added: "Already, sadly, Israel is in serious breach of its obligations. It is carrying out a massive indiscriminate bombing of Gaza.

"Civilians are suffering; 1,200 have been killed already in the last few days and I do not know how many injured - on top of that, there is the siege blocking food and fuel and electricity and water. That is a war crime."

When it was put to her that Israel would say the measures were to recover hostages, she said: "You can't compare. This is collective punishment against a whole population many of whom don't support or don't like Hamas.

"It completely has to be dealt with on its own. It cannot be in some way a bargaining chip."

'SAFE HAVENS'

The former president said there needs to be "safe havens" for civilians if ground troops go in.

She said: "And also, we must have humanitarian aid go in, and I'm very glad that the EU has spoken very clearly about this."

Ms Robinson concluded that the International Criminal Court was looking at the ongoing situation.

However, she added: "Unfortunately, because Israel does not want to be accountable, the United States has not supported the International Criminal Court in relation to Israel.

"It does in relation to Ukraine, but not Israel and Western countries have been, to say the least, ambivalent and have not supported. Now is the time to support accountability."


Green River Festival Sold To DSP Shows

Published: 10/13/2023 5:01:21 PM

Modified: 10/13/2023 5:00:13 PM

GREENFIELD — After 36 years of involvement with organizing the Green River Festival, Director Jim Olsen announced Thursday that he and Signature Sounds Presents will be passing the event onto new ownership.

DSP Shows, which Olsen touted as a "leading western Massachusetts concert promoter," has purchased the festival for an undisclosed amount. In their announcement Thursday, Olsen and DSP Shows Talent Buyer John Sanders voiced a mutual commitment to ensuring a smooth transition between owners.

"The Green River Festival is the premier live music event in western Mass. And we are honored to be entrusted with ensuring it continues for many years to come," Sanders said in a statement. "I've known Jim for over 20 years and have great respect for what he has done for live music in the Pioneer Valley ... [and] I'm excited to now get to work with him as we plan for the next Green River Festival in 2024."

"I think John Sanders and the DSP Shows team are the perfect choice to lead the Green River Festival into the future," Olsen added, noting that Signature Sounds will remain one of the music festival's key sponsors. "John has attended the festival many times over the years and understands our unique culture and important place in the valley community."

Olsen, who has served as festival director since 2013, said it has been a "pleasure to be involved with the festival since its inception in 1986." Since then, Olsen said the event has seen "tremendous growth," attracting about 14,000 attendees this year. The Green River Festival was also named one of "50 essential summer music festivals" by The New York Times in 2015.

"We've had a great time with the fest … but we felt it was time to pass it onto a new team with a slightly younger perspective," Olsen explained in a phone interview.

Sanders said DSP Shows, which, like Signature Sounds, operates out of Northampton, as well as Ithaca, New York, has "literally booked thousands of shows" across western Massachusetts, including at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls and Tree House Brewing Co. In Northampton. Olsen said Sanders, who has attended the festival since 2001, was the ideal buyer due to his longtime immersion in the festival and the region's music scene as a whole. He expects the talent buyer's familiarity with the festival to inspire care as ownership transitions.

"The goal here is to really have it be seamless. We're not looking to change the vibe or the culture," Sanders said in a phone interview, adding that any change in music curation would simply involve the potential of landing bigger acts. Past performers include Emmylou Harris, Buddy Guy, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Arlo Guthrie, Steve Earle, The Avett Brothers, Deer Tick, CAKE, Old Crow Medicine Show and Michael Franti & Spearhead, to name a few.

DSP Shows has signed a five-year lease to keep the festival at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, according to Signature Sounds Presents. Although the festival was formerly held at Greenfield Community College, it moved to the fairgrounds in 2021. Sanders said DSP Shows intends for the Franklin County Fairgrounds to remain the festival's host location for the foreseeable future.

The 37th annual Green River Festival will be held Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, 2024. Specially priced three-day passes are on sale now at greenriverfestival.Com.

Reach Julian Mendoza at 413-930-4231 or jmendoza@recorder.Com.





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