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The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. As a call for a cultural boycott of Israel signed by hundreds of musicians continued to circulate Tuesday, the head of an entertainment industry organization said that such efforts are “merely another roadblock to peace.” “Boycotts are also an affront to Palestinian and Israeli moderates alike who are seeking to reach peace through compromise, exchange, and mutual recognition,” Ari Ingel, director of the non-profit Creative Community for Peace, told The Algemeiner on Tuesday. “It is these voices who we should amplify.” ...

Kate Izor; Mauricio Santana/Getty ImagesPatti Smith and founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters are among over 600 artists who have signed an ...

Kate Izor; Mauricio Santana/Getty ImagesPatti Smith and founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters are among over 600 artists who have signed an ...

By Syndicated Content Kate Izor; Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Patti Smith and founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters are among over 600 artists who have signed an open letter in support of Palestine and calling for a boycott of “Israel’s complicit cultural institutions.” “As musicians, we cannot be silent. Today it is essential that we stand with Palestine,” the letter begins. “We are calling on our peers to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people. Complicity with Israeli war crimes is found in silence, and today silence is not an option.�...