Mick Hartley

Then, just three days before the festival began, she was removed following pressure from pro-Palestinian activists and students.

Harwicz has publicly opposed cultural boycotts, including those targeting Israeli artists. She says what happened to her reflects a much broader trend: Jews, Israelis and others who refuse to fall in line politically are increasingly being pushed out of cultural and academic spaces.

She was invited. She was announced. Then came the pressure and she was gone.