On 31 October, Italian singer Andrea Bocelli will perform at Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, in Central Java, Indonesia, before a second show in Jakarta on 3 November. The Indonesian government is rolling out the red carpet as if this were a state visit. The state-owned bank BNI is selling discounted tickets and payment plans.

Indonesians must boycott this concert. Bocelli is not just a beautiful voice. He is one of the most openly pro-Israel stars in the world, and a friend of the leaders carrying out the genocide in Gaza. Not one seat should be filled by people who say they stand with Palestine.

Indonesians must boycott this concert. Bocelli is not just a beautiful voice. He is one of the most openly pro-Israel stars in the world, and a friend of the leaders carrying out the genocide in Gaza. Not one seat should be filled by people who say they stand with Palestine.

Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. It has never opened diplomatic relations with Israel, because Israel occupies Palestinian land. Standing with Palestine is not a slogan in Indonesia. It is a national promise.

That promise matters more than ever, because Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. For two years it has bombed Gaza, starved its people and flattened its hospitals, schools and homes. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed. A United Nations commission of........

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