Compulsory Detour - Bir Zeit

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An Egyptian rock band is facing calls for boycott by Palestinians for coordinating travel arrangements with Israeli authorities ahead of a performance in the occupied West Bank.

Compulsory Detour ("Massar Egbari" in Arabic), a four-member group founded in Alexandria in 2005, is set to perform today at the Birzeit University near Ramallah.

Although entering the occupied Palestinian territories requires a "compulsory detour" via the Israeli authorities, some Palestinian students see any Arab contact with Israel as legitimising the occupation.

They called for a boycott of the concert, while others have dismissed this as posturing.

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https://www.newarab.com/news/egyptian-rock-band-birzeit-performance-violates-boycott-israel-palestinians